Nichols Memorial Hospital, c. 1908

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1908	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-022-004-001	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/11494
dc.description	Postcard showing a photo of Nichols Memorial Hospital, c. 1908. This 60 room hospital was built by John Nichols in memory of his granddaughter, Fannie Caldwell Abel. It was located on the corner of Tompkins Street and West Michigan Avenue overlooking the Battle Creek River and railroad tracks, on the site of Sands McCamly's home. Nichols was dedicated on September 17, 1890 and deeded to the Charitable Union in 1901, on the condition that it always be used as a public and charitable hospital for the treatment of the sick and afflicted. In 1899 the hospital opened an accredited School of Nursing. It officially moved and changed its name to "Community Hospital" in 1938. Caption on front: Nichols Hospital No. 10 Written on back: Dear Florence & all I recd your letter a day or so ago and mamma's today. We will be home Tuesday night. I hope you are all well and having a good time. Marshall Sent to: Miss Florence G. Scott. Hancock Wisconsin Waushara Co. Sent on: July 29, 1908	en_US
dc.format.medium	b&w postcard	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Hospitals - Nichols Memorial Hospital	en_US
dc.subject	Hospitals, Churches	en_US
dc.title	Nichols Memorial Hospital, c. 1908	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US