Firland Sanatorium, Seattle’s municipal tuberculosis hospital, opened on May 2, 1911, to help combat what was at the time Seattle’s leading cause of death. Firland was located north of Seattle, on land donated by railroad magnate Horace C. Henry (1844-1928), whose son Walter had died of TB. The hospital served there until its move in 1947 to a former Naval hospital at 15th Avenue NE and 150th Street, and continued to treat TB patients until developments in antibiotics greatly reduced the number of patients and the hospital closed in 1973.
In this image hospital director Dr. Roberts Davies, left, confers with keynote speaker Dr. Edward L. Turner, dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Washington, during dedication ceremonies held at the sanatorium's new location, the former Seattle Naval Hospital at 15th Avenue NE and 150th Street.
Caption information source: "Firland Sanatorium," by Paula Becker, HistoryLink.org Essay 3928 Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, July 11, 1948, p. 4
ID Number: 1986.5.9375.1
Date: 1948
Physical Description: 1 acetate negative : b&w ; 4 x 5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant.
