An unidentified girl consoles her sister who is being pushed on a stroller trike. Both girls are attending National Hospital Day at St. Joseph Hospital. On May 11, 1941, all infants born at the hospital who were visiting that day and all infants in the hospital were entered into a drawing for a $10 bank account. Maybe the sisterly pat on the head is in condolence for not winning.

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Proud but tired Mom, Mrs. Lawrence Almont, poses at St. Joseph's Hospital with her 20th child. Nurse Marie Doherty assists Mrs. Almont with the infant. The baby girl was born at noon on November 12, 1940. Mrs. Almont is 46 and lives in Puyallup with her husband, who is a carpenter, and the 17 children who still live at home. (T. Times 11/13/1940, pg. 1)

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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.

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

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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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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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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A brand new baby seems to peer curiously at the $300 Peoples Store gift certificate the young father is holding. The baby is being snugly held in the mother's arms while the dad has his hand tenderly encircling the newborn. Sepia photograph ordered by St. Joseph's Hospital.

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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.

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

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

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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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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)

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

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ca. 1979. View of the back portion of the original St. Joseph Hospital, 1812 So. I St. circa 1979, with the J St. Standpipe in the right background. The hospital was built in 1914 and demolished in 1982. The standpipe was completed in 1890 and is located near St. Joseph Hospital.

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

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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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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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Mrs. William Schmechel, 3519 No. Union Ave., and her daughter, Theresa Anne, won a prize in a special drawing at St. Joseph's Hospital in May of 1941. Because Anne and her mother were in the hospital on National Hospital Day, their names were entered in the contest. Anne won a bank account in her name with an opening deposit of $10. (T. Times May 12, 1941 p.1)

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

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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)

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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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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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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)

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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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