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St. Paul Sanitarium on Bryan Street, front view, street in foreground
A new, 110-bed St. Paul Sanitarium opened on Bryan Street in 1898. It was state-of-the-art for its day, with elevators, electric and gas lights, electric call bells, radiators and fireplaces for heating, and bathrooms with hot and cold running water.…
St. Paul Sanitarium on Bryan Street, emergency operating room
Emergency operating room in the St. Paul Sanitarium. The corner windows provided good light, as well as ventilation. The fee for use of an operating room was $5.
St. Paul Sanitarium on Bryan Street, patient ward
A patient ward in the St. Paul Sanitarium. The fee for ward beds was $1 to $1.50 per day, including "medicine and medical attention." Private rooms were $12 to $35 per week.
St. Paul Sanitarium on Bryan Street, X-ray room
X-ray room in the St. Paul Sanitarium: The x-ray department was staffed by a technician and a part-time radiologist. X-rays were taken in the same room where film was developed and viewed.
St. Paul Sanitarium on Bryan Street, pharmacy
Pharmacy in the St. Paul Sanitarium: The Pharmacy staff--a director, pharmacist, and assistant--compounded drugs ordered by physicians.
University of Dallas Medical Department on Main Street
In 1900, the University of Dallas Medical Department opened at 314 Main Street with a faculty of 25, in a building which had formerly housed a synagogue. The name was somewhat misleading, since the Medical Department was the entire University. The…
Good Samaritan Hospital
In 1901, Dr. Charles M. Rosser opened the 14-room Good Samaritan Hospital in a large home on Junius Street, in part to provide University of Dallas Medical Department students a place to receive clinical training. In 1903, the hospital was taken over…
University of Dallas Medical Department, first graduating class
The first graduating class of the University of Dallas Medical Department is gathered in front of the school for a group portrait. Dr. Charles M. Rosser, dean of the school, is in the front row, far left. Also in the front row are the school's…
University of Dallas Medical Department on Ervay Street
After the destruction of its building on Main Street by fire in 1902, the University of Dallas Medical Department purchased this building at 435-437 South Ervay Street in 1902. In 1903, the Medical Department was merged into Baylor University and…
St. Paul Training School for Nurses, first three graduates with student nurses
In 1900, St. Paul Sanitarium opened Dallas' first "Training School for Nurses." The first three nurses graduated in 1903 and are posed in the front row, with the nursing students behind them. The black ribbons on the graduates' hats indicate they…
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Containers
Tiny stylized containers are painted on some apothecary jars. Some of these containers resemble urns with handles. This may originate from the 'bowl…