In this image Anna Herr Clise, founder of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, holds a trowel over the cornerstone of Children's Orthopedic Hospital's new 40-bed facility at Warren Avenue and Crockett Street on Queen Anne Hill. The man closest to the building is Rev. Dr. Samuel Koch, with Rev. H. H. Gowen to his right, and at the far right, Rev. Dr. Mark A. Matthews. In 1953 the hospital moved to the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle and in 2008 the name changed to Seattle Children's.
Caption information source: The Seattle Daily Times, March 16, 1911, page 8 Caption information source: "Children's Orthopedic Hospital," by Mildred Andrews, HistoryLink.org Essay 2059
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
