ca. 1979. View of the back portion of the old St. Joseph's Hospital, 1812 So. I St., circa 1979. The hospital was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1926. The Sophomore nursing class in 1926 at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

ca. 1927. Furnace steam pipes at St. Joseph's Hospital for Harre & Farrell, Engineers. (Argentum)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1920-1930; Furnaces--Tacoma--1920-1930;

ca. 1936. Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia pose on the steps of St. Joseph Hospital which had been established by their order in 1891. This was Tacoma's first Catholic hospital. In keeping with the values of St. Francis of Assisi, medical services were provided to all people, regardless of race, religion or financial means. (www.fhshealth.org--article)

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1930-1940; Nuns--Tacoma;

This was how the old St. Joseph's Hospital, located at 1812 South I Street, appeared in February of 1940. The hospital was designed and built by the Seattle architect and building contractor Philip A. Baillargeon. It was built for a cost of $400,000 and dedicated in 1915. A north wing was added in 1927. The hospital was demolished in 1982 after the completion of the new 14 million dollar St. Joseph's Hospital nearby. (filed with Argentum)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

St. Joseph's Hospital, general view of building by P.A. Baillargeon, Architect and Contractor, 1914. This building has been demolished. (filed with Argentum)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1926. Part of the training school class at St. Joseph's Hospital, circa 1926.

Nurses--Tacoma; Nursing--Tacoma; Nuns--Tacoma; Medical students--Tacoma; Medical education--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Crowds of parents holding their babies wait in line to participate in the baby boy and baby girl contest at St. Josephs Hospital on National Hospital Day. All children who were born at the hospital and visited on this day were entered in a drawing. The winning boy and girl received a bank account with $10.00 in deposits. (T. times 5/12/1941, pg. 1)

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Three young misses stare balefully to the side of the cameraman, clearly not pleased to participate in the baby girl contest at St. Josephs Hospital. In honor of National Hospital Day, all infants who were born at the hospital and returned to visit on this day were entered in a drawing for a $10 bank account. None of these young misses won. (T. Times 5/12/1941, pg. 1)

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Five men in business suits gather around a table cutting a cake with a single large candle, celebrating St. Joseph Hospital's 50th anniversary. A three day celebration was scheduled for October 9-11, 1941. The hospital was founded by the Sisters of St. Francis and had progressed from 10 beds to a 300 bed institution. It had received a Class "A" rating since 1919. (T. Times 10/8/1941, pg. 20)

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Anniversaries--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Born at 3:48 a.m. on May 11, 1941, baby Irene Merle Gendreau became the first baby born at St. Joseph Hospital on National Hospital Day. She received a five dollar bank account opened in her name. Unaware of all this high finance, she rested quietly between Nurse Margaret McConnell and her mother, Mrs. Joseph Gendreau of Puyallup. (T. Times 5/12/1941, pg. 1)

Infants--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Gendreau, Joseph--Family; Gendreau, Irene Merle;

St. Joseph Hospital held a Multiple sclerosis clinic in November, 1951, perhaps sponsored by the Catholic Northwest Progress newspaper. The man in the pinstriped suit with clipboard is believed to be Dr. Hinton Jonez, prominent Tacoma physician, who was speaking to a large group of men and women, some of whom are in wheelchairs. Dr. Jonez would be the medical director of the new Multiple sclerosis clinic at St. Joseph Hospital in 1952.

Multiple sclerosis; Meetings--Tacoma--1950-1960; Handicapped persons--Tacoma; Wheelchairs;

Paul Robeson at St. Joseph's Hospital, March, 1943. The Singer/Actor smiles while getting up from a hospital bed. Hospitalized due to laryngitis, the famous baritone was sorry to delay his concert appearance in Tacoma. He appreciated the city's informality and remarked that he would not mind relocating here permanently. His son, Paul, Jr., had expressed interest in attending a western university, preferably the University of Washington. (T. Times, 3-20-43, p. 1)

Singers--Tacoma--1940-1950; Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976; African Americans--Tacoma--1940-1950; Hospitals--Tacoma; St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma);

Exterior of St. Joseph Hospital. The St. Joseph Hospital had a long history in serving the Tacoma population. It was first established in 1891 by the Sisters of St. Francis, Philadelphia Foundation. The original building became the nurses residence. Built and designed by architect P.A. Baillargeon at a cost of $400,000,the new brick hospital was dedicated on August 22, 1915. A north wing was added on in 1927. St. Joseph's was well known for its excellent nursing program. This stately building was demolished in 1982; a new 14 million dollar St. Joseph Hospital opened next to the former site in 1975. (Martin: Tacoma, A Pictorial History, p. 120)

St. Joseph's Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1950-1960;

ca. 1979. Rear of the old St. Joseph's Hospital, 1812 So. I St., circa 1979.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;

ca. 1979. Rear of the old St. Joseph's Hospital, 1812 So. I St., circa 1979.

St. Josephs Hospital & School of Nursing (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1970-1980;