The two-story white brick building in this 6-1/2" x 4" black and white plate is lined with windows and has a chimney at either end. At the left, the sleeping porch is attached to the south end of the old main building. A sidewalk leads to the steps up to its entrance door.
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. 374-375
Historical Notes
The new porch replaced an old dilapidated porch. The upper story was used as a sleeping room by the nurses. Officers and other employees at times slept in the first level of the porch. Further statistics and information can be found in the report.
