Health and Medicine

Iron lung patient and staff, Sister Kenny Institute, Minneapolis.

Iron lung patient and staff, Sister Kenny Institute, Minneapolis.

Iron lung patient and staff, Sister Kenny Institute, Minneapolis. c.1942.

Sister Kenny Institute

The Sister Kenny Institute, opened in 1942, was a world-renowned center for polio treatment. Founded by Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny, it was an early leader in the field of rehabilitation medicine and remains a prominent center for rehabilitation treatment and research.

Overcrowded sleeping areas for patients, Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Overcrowded sleeping areas for patients, Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Overcrowded sleeping areas for patients, Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Piggeries and slaughter house, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls.

Piggeries and slaughter house, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls.

Piggeries and slaughter house, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls c.1923.

Interior, Detention Hospital Ward, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls.

Interior, Detention Hospital Ward, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls.

Interior, Detention Hospital Ward, Fergus Falls State Hospital, Fergus Falls c.1923.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital c.1900.

Nurse with patient in Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Nurse with patient in Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Nurse with patient in Fergus Falls State Hospital c.1900.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital.

Ward in the Fergus Falls State Hospital c.1900.

Main Building, Fergus Falls, Fergus Falls State Hospital

Main Building, Fergus Falls, Fergus Falls State Hospital

Main Building, Fergus Falls State Hospital c.1928.

Fergus Falls State Hospital

When the Fergus Falls State Hospital opened its doors on July 29, 1890, it became the first state institution in northern Minnesota for patients considered insane. The hospital had a sprawling campus and large stately buildings, built according to the influential asylum plan developed by Philadelphia physician Thomas Kirkbride in the 1850s.

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