Series 1: PHOTOGRAPHS, circa 1917-1921
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection of materials concerning the Anderson Hospital
spans 1917 to 1943. Included are photographs of the hospital's
facilities, form letters with information about the opening
of the hospital (ca. 1917), a clipping describing a fire at
the hospital (1924), and an illustrated brochure (ca. 1943).
Series 1 includes photographs of the Anderson Hospital taken sometime between 1917 and 1921, when it was still called the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Hospital and School of Mechanotherapy. Most of the photographs illustrate the unique facilities in the Department of Mechano therapy, including three photographs of the Zander mechanical gymnasium, a photograph of the hydriatic room, and a photograph of a man receiving an electrical treatment from the hospital's electrostatic generator. Also present in series 1 is a photograph of Joseph W. Anderson.
Series 2 contains printed material; included are form letters describing the hospital's facilities which were distributed to alumni and area physicians when the hospital first opened in 1917, and an article describing a fire at the hospital in 1924. The most recent item in the collection (ca. 1943) is an illustrated brochure which describes the hospital's facilities and history.
Series 1 includes photographs of the Anderson Hospital taken sometime between 1917 and 1921, when it was still called the Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Hospital and School of Mechanotherapy. Most of the photographs illustrate the unique facilities in the Department of Mechano therapy, including three photographs of the Zander mechanical gymnasium, a photograph of the hydriatic room, and a photograph of a man receiving an electrical treatment from the hospital's electrostatic generator. Also present in series 1 is a photograph of Joseph W. Anderson.
Series 2 contains printed material; included are form letters describing the hospital's facilities which were distributed to alumni and area physicians when the hospital first opened in 1917, and an article describing a fire at the hospital in 1924. The most recent item in the collection (ca. 1943) is an illustrated brochure which describes the hospital's facilities and history.
Dates
- circa 1917-1921
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Box
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Anderson Hospital (Organization)
- From the Collection: Anderson Hospital and College of Physio-Therapy (Organization)
- From the Collection: Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Hospital and School of Mechano-Therapy (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
