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)

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Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima in St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Sister Marie Geralds. The renowned "Pilgrim Virgin" statue of Our Lady of Fatima arrived Sunday, May 29, 1949, at St. Patrick's Church for two days and two nights on its "Crusade for Peace" across America. Carved from cedar by Thedim, Portugal's foremost sculptor, it is a replica of the statue of the Blessed Virgin which stood in the Basilica in the Cova da Iria, 60 miles north of Lisbon where the Mother of God appeared to three small children in 1917. (TNT, 5/27/1949, p.11)

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Pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima in St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's School of Nursing, Sister Marie Geralds. The "Pilgrim Virgin" statue of Our Lady of Fatima traveled across America on its "Crusade for Peace". The statue is seen on the left of the altar surrounded by calla lilies in this photograph dated May 28, 1949. Many children are seen in the pews and standing. Two different orders of nuns are seen seated in the left foreground and to the right of the central aisle. (TNT, 5/27/1949, p.11)

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St. Joseph's Hospital and School of Nursing had 23 first year students going through the capping ceremony in 1949. Two were male students. St. Joseph's had one of the best nursing programs in Washington. View of Sister Mary Jane, O.S.F. hospital administrator, awarding St. Joseph's Nursing School insignia to Harold Dilly (left) and William Adams (T. Times, 3/7/49, p. 2). TPL-8820

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The Seattle-based Catholic Northwest Progress newspaper requested the Richards Studio take photographs at the Multiple Sclerosis clinic held at St. Joseph's Hospital in November, 1951. View of two priests in wheelchairs; man on the right is believed to be a Father Farrell who resided in room 321.

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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.

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St. Joseph's School of Nursing program was a three year program, the approximate cost in 1948 was $400 for three years, including $50 for their uniforms. The nursing student's fees included tuition, room and board, meals, medical expenses and incidentals, fees had increased $15 from the previous years. Nursing students were required to live at the Nurses' Residence for the first 2-1/2 years. View of nursing students studying in the St. Joseph's library located in the South I Street building, built in 1929

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St. Joseph's School of Nursing classes met six days per week, students had one alternating day off per week. The first year students received four weeks of vacation, the second and third year students received three weeks of vacation. Students could transfer to Seattle College, once they successfully completed their initial 3 year program, transferring enables the students to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. View of nursing students participating in surgery procedures in the operating room at St. Joseph's Hospital.

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St. Joseph's nursing students were considered to be in the "Pre-Clinical" period during the first six months of their program. The first year of studies was spent almost entirely in classrooms and demonstration rooms.The freshmen were required to wear miniature caps, after they successfully completed this period they received full-fledged training caps. Once students were formally capped they received a $5 stipend per month. View of nursing students in demonstration room located in the hospital.

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St. Joseph's graduating nursing students would recite the Florence Nightingale pledge, they would then receive their diplomas and hospital pins inscribed with St. Joseph's nursing motto" "Non Nobis Solum", Not to us, but to God, give the glory. View of nursing students using their medical procedures on dummy patients, these students are either second or third year students.

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Nurses at St. Joseph's Hospital. Sixteen student nurses at St. Joseph's hospital were honored at capping exercises March 21, 1948, after completion of six months training. The students are holding the traditional Florence Nightingale lamps. Names listed. (T.Times, 3/22/1948, p.8; TNT, 3/22/1948, p.5))

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Tacoma hospitals observed National Hospital Day on Friday May 12, 1944.This photograph, taken in the surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital shows (l to r) Mrs. Darlene St. Onge, supervisor of surgery, U.S. Cadet Nurse Patricia Richards, Dr. R. Merrick, U.S. Cadet Nurse Eldoris Miller and Lucille Edwards. Tacoma General and St. Joseph's were both learning hospitals for enrollees in the U.S. Nurse Cadet Corps. On Saturday May 13, 1944, seventy six cadet nurses at St. Joseph's took the induction pledge at a ceremony held in the St. Leo's High School auditorium. (T. Times, 5/11/44, p. 1).

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Canceling a concert at Tacoma's Temple Theater, Paul Robeson, singer and actor, is hospitalized for several days with laryngitis at St. Joseph's Hospital in March, 1943. To pass the time, Robeson engages in a game of chess with nurse Thressa Tien. Robeson was known for his bass-baritone voice in interpreting Negro spirituals and for the roles he played as a stage actor including "Showboat" and "All God's Chillun Got Wings." Following World War II, he became a political activist supporting socialism and black civil rights. (T. Times, 3-20-43, p. 1). ALBUM 8.

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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)

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Gary Gay Shepherd was born to Mrs. Pearl E. Shepherd, formerly Pearl Holden, at Saint Joseph's Hospital on January 8, 1943. Mrs. Shepherd was married to Corporal Grover G. Shepherd. The joyous news of the baby's birth arrived almost simultaneously with the official notice that his father had been killed in action; the first casualty from Tacoma in the North Africa campaign. Corp. Shepherd had died November 20th. Announcement of his death was contained in the casualty list released by the War Department just a few days before his son's arrival. (T. Times 01-11-1943 p.1)

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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)

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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)

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National Hospital Day was celebrated on May 11, 1941. In honor of the day, St. Joseph held a drawing. The names of all infants in the hospital and those who were born at St. Jo's and visited on the 11th were entered in a drawing. One boy and one girl each won a bank account with $10.00. (T. Times 5/12/1941, pg. 1)

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