The original center for the building was built in 1877. St. Francis Hospital was opened to patients in 1882. In 1884 the hospital was overcrowded and the addition of 18 rooms and a chapel were added. 1910 postmark.
Title
St. Francis Hospital, Burlington, Iowa
Alternative Title
Saint Francis Hospital
Index Date
1910
Publisher
S.H. Knox & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Type of Resource
still image
Genre
postcard
Physical Extent
1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium
Color lithograph print, divided back.
Digital Origin
digitized other analog
Digital Extent
1 file
Media Type
image/jpeg
Provenance
Purchase or donation
reproduction
Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Date Issued
1910?
citation/reference
"And Then, There was One", by Michelle L. Stump, Marketing Director, WIBI, volume II, Issue I 2017 (https://www.carlanelsoncoconstruction.com/assets/files/GRHC-FINAL(Reduced).pdf)
creation/production credits
Made in Germany
Language
English
Topic
Des Moines County (Iowa)
Topic
Burlington (Iowa)
Topic
Health care facilities
Topic
Hospitals
Topic
Saint Francis Hospital
Topic
St. Francis Hospital
Cartographic
40.806623, -91.105519
Classification
MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_burlin0012
Related Item
Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item
Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local)
ihpc_burlin0012
Identifier (local)
grinnell:13657
Access Condition
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