Men's ward, first St. Vincent Hospital, in the early 1890s. The beds were curtained for privacy, with the attending physician's name pinned to the drape. The sister at right holds individual doses of medicine; nurses and physicians stand in the rear.
(Providence Archives, Seattle, WA. (53) St. Vincent Hospital Collection, 53.C7.1.3)
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