An injured patient clasps his hands as he lies in traction at Tacoma General Hospital on December 6, 1968. The unidentified man, dressed in hospital gown and partially covered with a blanket, is face down in a circular metal contraption. This device may help in alleviating or eliminating bed sores. Photograph ordered by the law firm of Binns, Petrich & Mason.

Sick persons; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1934. Tacoma General Hospital (Fannie C. Paddock Memorial), Class of 1934. Group of graduating nurses. (Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing empty classroom, circa 1933. The Tacoma General school of nursing was established in 1895, and closed 85 years later in 1980. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

In April of 1936, two nurses welcome a girl entering the Tacoma General School of Nursing for training. One nurse is shaking the woman's hand. The Tacoma General School of Nursing was established in 1895, and closed 85 years later in 1980. In 1936, the hospital was still recovering from the Depression. It had 126 employees, plus the students. However, hospital usage was up, necessitating the reopening of the north end of the second floor. Plus, the American Nurses' Association had adopted the eight-hour work day in the 1930's, meaning that more trained nurses were now needed. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing, circa 1936. Seven nurses studying and writing in note books in the library. The hospital ran its own school for nurses from 1895-1980, requiring three years of study to become a Registered Nurse. The hospital benefited from the student nurses, who performed much of the hospital's work as part of their training. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Exterior of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936. The photograph shows both the original building, front, opened in 1915 and designed by the firm of Heath and Gove., and the 1926 addition. The addition can be seen behind the original building. It is called the East, or "C," Wing. It was designed by the firm of Sutton, Whitney and Dugan. The hospital began its life as the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882 on Starr St. It is the oldest continuously operating hospital in the city of Tacoma. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1936. Close-up of illuminated register at Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936, invented by hospital superintendent C.J. Cummings. The board, situated at the hospital office, listed all the doctors and could be easily seen by the switchboard operators. There was a small light and a switch to the side of each name, as well as a slot where a message could be inserted. As each doctor entered the building, he switched on his light, letting everyone know that he was in the building. The board was the most modern device of its kind and a great aid in hospital efficiency. (filed with Argentum) ("A House of Mercy" by Mildred Bates, RN)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1925. In 1925, the East Wing of the Tacoma General Hospital was under construction. The building is shown in this photograph from So. 4th St. The addition was designed by the firm of Sutton, Whitney & Dugan. It was completed in 1926. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1926. Many nurses in uniform standing in front of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1926. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital School of Nursing (Tacoma);

On November 18, 1937, Patricia Bush, a nurse at Tacoma General Hospital, was photographed while holding William Henry Hartle, one of the triplets born to Mrs. William (Genevieve) Hartle on Sunday November 14th around midnight. There had only been one other set of triplets born at Tacoma General and that was years before 1937. The first of the triplets, a girl later named Waunita (at right), was born at 11:23 Sunday night and weighed 3 lb. 7 oz. She was followed by two boys, William Henry 4 lb. 7 oz. and Warren Edward (at left) 4 lb 2 oz. The two smallest babies were kept in incubators; William was in a cloth-covered bassinet. All three of the triplets survived. They and their older sister Dorothy were still living in Washington state in August of 2000. (T.Times 11/15/1937 p.1 & 11/18/1937 p.1).

Hartle, William--Family; Triplets; Hartle, William Henry; Hartle, Warren Edward; Hartle, Waunita Marie; Bush, Patricia; Nurses--Tacoma; Incubators;

Pediatric ward at Tacoma General Hospital in September of 1939. Three children in a hospital ward. The infant in crib has a child in a bed on either side. The beds are divided by what appear to be partitions with large panes of glass and curtains. A chair for a visitor is tucked beside each bed with the seat underneath the bed. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

Two unidentified nurses adjust the x-ray equipment at Tacoma General Hospital in April of 1939 as a patient waits lying on a table, covered chin down with a white sheet. Although by 1939 it was well known that lead was effective for protecting against x-ray exposure, neither the patient in this photo or the nurses appear to be wearing any protective lead or lead-equivalency shielding. Established in 1882 as the Fannie C. Paddock Hospital, the facility became the Tacoma General Hospital in 1912. Ordered by Clarence J. Cummings, Superintendent. See also A8155 image 3

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Radiography--1930-1940;

• Tacoma General Hospital, at 315 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, was originally the Fannie Paddock Hospital. Here is the original hospital built on this site in 1914, and the addition built behind it in 1926. circa 1929.
• Printed on front: Tacoma General Hospital

Printed on front: Tacoma General Hospital

Tacoma General Hospital, Pediatric ward. The small occupants of Tacoma General's Pediatric ward had their cribs and beds separated by floor length curtains as viewed in this September 22, 1939 photograph. Framed pictures of animals and children placed on walls helped to brighten the room.

Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Hospital wards--Tacoma--1930-1940; Children--Tacoma--1930-1940; Sick children;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital; Laboratory circa 1933. Three medical technicians using microscopes and typewriter to examine and record information on lab samples on counter. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Laboratories--1930-1940;

ca. 1933. Tacoma General Hospital. Three nurses using microscopes to view test samples. Glass cabinets filled with beakers and other lab equipment. (WSHS)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Nurses--Tacoma--1930-1940; Laboratories--1930-1940;

ca. 1936. Exterior of Tacoma General Hospital, circa 1936; front entrance. Tacoma General is Tacoma's oldest continuously operating hospital. It began as the Fannie C. Paddock Memorial Hospital in 1882 at 2511 No. Starr St. As the population grew, a new Fannie Paddock Hospital was opened in 1889 at 312 So. J St. on a plot of land donated by the Tacoma Land Co. In 1912, the name was changed to Tacoma General Hospital in an attempt to help the community identify with the hospital. The building in this photograph opened in 1915 at 315 So. K (now Martin Luther King Jr. Way) and has been added on to in 1925, '64, '77 and '82 as the need arose for more beds and services. (filed with Argentum)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1925. The graduating class of nurses, circa 1925, posed on the lawn in front of the entrance to the Tacoma General Hospital. They are wearing starched white aprons over their short sleeved uniforms and nurse's caps. Miss Minnie V. Hill, the Superintendent of Nurses, is seated in the center of the front row. Pictured sitting are, left to right, Eva Athow, Nina Walker, Edyth Hansen, Gladys Wright, Miss Hill, Johanna Johnson, Minnie Sternagle, Gladys Strickland and Sophia Anderson. Standing, left to right, are Alice Carrick, Helen Chapin, Marie Hack, Dora Winslow, Helen Needham and Nellie Frostad. (TNT 5/12/1925, pg. 15) (WSHS- negative A840-0)

Nursing--Tacoma; Group portraits--1920-1930; Nurses--Tacoma--1920-1930; Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Hill, Minnie;

Exterior view of Tacoma General Hospital. (T. Times, Special Edition.)

Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

Mr. Clarence J. Cummings at Tacoma General Hospital. On September 10, 1940, Mr. Cummings announced his retirement as Superintendent of Tacoma General, a position he had held since 1918. He was also serving as the President of the Association of Western Hospitals. Mr. Cummings was born March 7, 1881. He was a native of Glenco, Minnesota. During his administration of TG, the hospital established a complete diagnostic and treatment department, enlarged its clinical laboratory, began pathological service and employed a full time pathologist (1920), added x ray treatment (1922), a tumor clinic (1932), radium facilities (1934), clinical therapy (1920) and an orthopedic clinic for children (1929). (T. Times 9/10/1940, pg. 1)

Cummings, Clarence J.; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital annual pictures. A group of eleven women hospital aides wearing striped or floral uniforms..

Group portraits--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

Tacoma General Hospital annual pictures. A group of eleven women nurses and one man. The nurses wear white aprons over their dresses and white caps.

Group portraits--1940-1950; Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma);

ca. 1943. Nurses at Tacoma General Hospital hold the newborn twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haley. Jonathan and David Haley were born in 1943. They joined sister Janet in the Frank and Nell Haley household. Frank Haley was part of a well-known family in Tacoma. His father J.C. Haley was one of the founders of the Brown & Haley candy company. Also see D15520-1.

Nurses--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Twins; Haley, Frank--Family; Haley, Jonathan; Haley, David; Families--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Blood Bank at Tacoma General Hospital; publicity for War Chest. A young doctor works in the lab at the Tacoma General Blood Bank.

Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Tacoma Community Chest (Tacoma); Blood donations; Blood; Blood testing;

William C. Larson holds his 3-year-old daughter, Carol Ann, while Nurse Dorothy MacIntyre holds his new child, William Bruce Larson, at the window of the maternity ward at Tacoma General Hospital for them to see. Ordered by the Tribune for their Fathers' Day layout. (TNT, 6/18/1950, p.D-1)

Infants--Tacoma; Maternity hospitals--Tacoma; Nurses--Tacoma--1950-1960; Fathers & children--Tacoma--1950-1960; Tacoma General Hospital (Tacoma); Larson, William C.--Family; Larson, William Bruce; Larson, Carol Ann; MacIntyre, Dorothy;