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Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorium, c. 1905

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dc.coverage.temporal Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1905 en_US
dc.identifier.other LPC-006-001-003 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/9169
dc.description Postcard showing photo of Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorium, built in 1899 on N. Washington Avenue by Neil and Oscar Phelps. Later the building became the Macfadden Health Home Sanatorium (1907-09), the headquarters of C. W. Post's Trades and Workers Association, and finally it was bought by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, operating as the Battle Creek Sanitarium Annex before becoming the main Sanitarium facility in 1942. Caption on front: Copyright 1905 by the Rotograph Co. C 7731 Phelp's Sanitorium, Battle Creek, Mich. Handcolored. Written on back: Hello son. I have only a few minutes but I must send a card. it is raining fierce papa is going to take alice to school. what do you think of the big black bear the hunters arrived saturday night - all safe. We are all well your in haste mamma Sent on: November 22, 1909 Sent to: Mr. Clifford Grimes en_US
dc.format.extent 300 dpi tif.; xxx KB en_US
dc.format.medium color postcard en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Phelps, Neil. en_US
dc.subject Phelps, Oscar. en_US
dc.subject Bernarr Macfadden Health Home en_US
dc.subject National Trades and Workers Association en_US
dc.subject Battle Creek Sanitarium en_US
dc.subject B.C Sanitarium Annex en_US
dc.title Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorium, c. 1905 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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