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Albia hospital, Albia, Iowa

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Looking at the first hospital in Monroe County which was formed in 1909 at the corner of South Clinton and Second Avenue East. It was a former boarding house owned by Dr. Robert P. Miller. In later years, Dr. T.E. Gutch operated the facility then known as the Miner’s Hospital. This hospital closed during World War I due to a shortage of nursing staff. In 1946, after some reconstruction, the hospital was re-opened by Dr. R.A. Smith and was known as Smith Hospital. Monroe County Residents gradually grew out of the Smith Hospital. In 1952, a new hospital was built and the Smith Hospital closed in 1957. 1908 postmark.
Title Albia hospital, Albia, Iowa
Alternative TitleMiner's Hospital
Alternative TitleSmith Hospital
Alternative TitleMiller, Robert P.
Alternative TitleGutch, T.E.
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1908
Date Captured 8/29/06
Publisher Grinnell College
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Real photo, divided back.
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
citation/reference Monroe County Hospital and Clinics, History (https://www.mchalbia.com/)
Date Issued 1908?
Language English
Topic Albia (Iowa)
Topic Health care facilities
Topic Hospitals
Topic Monroe County (Iowa)
Topic Miner's Hospital
Topic Smith Hospital
Cartographic 41.025423, -92.808085
Classification MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_albia0006
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_albia0006
Identifier (local) grinnell:14285
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/14285
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