New laundry building, Orthopedic Hospital, Lincoln
Description
The two story fire-proof white laundry building sits at the left in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate. In the middle is a two-story solarium and, at the right, is the old main building of the Orthopedic Hospital. Leafless shrubs in the foreground border a lawn area.
Excerpted from: "Fifth Biennial Report of the Superintendent of the Orthopedic Hospital, Lincoln, Nebraska" in First Biennial Report of the Board of Commissioners of State Institutions to the Governor and Legislature of the State of Nebraska for the Biennium Ending November 30, 1914 (Lincoln: Nebraska Board of Commissioners of State Institutions, 1914), plate between pp. 368-369
Historical Notes
Initially housed in part of a building at the Home for the Friendless in 1905, the Orthopedic Hospital took over the entire building by 1908 and soon added additional wings and buildings. By 1911, all the buildings used by the Home for the Friendless had been turned over to the hospital. The new laundry was build at a cost of $6,000 and housed an Assembly Hall on the upper floor. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.
