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Title
D11600-1
Date(s)
- 1941-07-14 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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On July 14, 1941, an informal ground breaking ceremony was held for the new Cushman Indian Hospital. The first spade of earth was being turned by, left to right, O. F. Sunde (representing the contractor,) Jennie E. Madsen (chief of nurses,) Dr. Jesse H. Henry (Hospital superintendent) and L.P. Johnston (engineer in charge.) The two million dollar facility was scheduled to be finished in 450 days. A victim of the shortage of building materials during World War II, it was not completed until April of 1943. (T. Times 7/14/1941, pg. 14)
Cushman Indian Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1950-1960; Madsen, Jennie; Henry, Jesse; Johnston, L.P.; Sunde, O.F.; Ground breaking ceremonies--Tacoma--1940-1950;