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Twentieth century photograph collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0462.012_010.009

Description

St. Joseph Hospital, Jackson Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1915. Photographer: Bluff City Engraving Co.

First built in 1885 and operated by the Sisters of St. Francis, it grew to become a main medical center in Memphis. In 1997 the hospital merged with Baptist Memorial Health Care and the property was sold to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital which demolished most of the buildings as part of its expansion.

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2021

Date

circa 1915

Keywords

St. Joseph Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.), Hospitals--Tennessee--Memphis.

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