Postcard
Surgical Hospital
| Text on front reads: "Stoughton Surgical Hospital, Stoughton, Wis." Two women are standing on the porch and a man and two more women are standing on the sidewalk below. The building is brick with 3 stories and a basement level. A tower on the roof is flying an American Flag. Homes are on the left. |
| Image ID: | 149668 |
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| Creation Date: | 02 07 1913 |
| Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
| City: | Stoughton |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| The hospital was founded by Michael Iverson, a native of Norway who arrived in Stoughton in 1891. The Iverson family and the hospital staff all resided in the hospital building during its earliest years of operation. The hospital was purchased by the city in 1924 and was renamed the Stoughton Community Hospital. The original building was razed in 1958.
Divided back. 1¢ stamp. #5698. See Image ID: 38355 for the same image in the Wisconsin Place File. |
| Buildings |
| Stairs |
| Shrubs |
| Trees |
| Dresses |
| Hats |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Uniforms |
| Dwellings |
| Lawns |
| Porches |
| Cities and towns |
| Sidewalks |
| Hospitals |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Flags |
| Architecture |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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