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Sanatorium Collection

"Journeys to Healing: Exploring the Legacy of Sanatoriums" Step back in time as we delve into the history of sanatoriums

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire

Union Workhouse, Bedale, North Yorkshire
The Bedale Union workhouse, erected in 1839 at South End, Bedale, North Yorkshire. Two ladies in large hats converse in the foreground

Background imageSanatorium Collection: President McKinley as a physician, 1897

President McKinley as a physician, 1897
1576773 President McKinley as a physician, 1897; (add.info.: He has one medicine for all ills' President McKinley as a physician dispensing strong "Tariff" medicine in the men's)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: A group of teachers (Yenisei Society) in a sanatorium on Lake Shira, 1903. Creator: Unknown

A group of teachers (Yenisei Society) in a sanatorium on Lake Shira, 1903. Creator: Unknown
A group of teachers (Yenisei Society) in a sanatorium on Lake Shira, 1903. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Adirondack Mountains, c1902. Creator: William H. Jackson

Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Adirondack Mountains, c1902. Creator: William H. Jackson
Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium, Adirondack Mountains, c1902

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Letter 'S' at state hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. c1907. Creator: Unknown

Letter "S" at state hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. c1907. Creator: Unknown
Letter "S" at state hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mts. N.Y. c1907

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Entrance, Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Entrance, Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Entrance, Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Sanitarium Park, Alma, Mich. between 1895 and 1910

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Hot Springs, SD Minnekahta, Ave Bath house 1; Sanitarium 2; Gillespie House 3; FE and MV... 1891

Hot Springs, SD Minnekahta, Ave Bath house 1; Sanitarium 2; Gillespie House 3; FE and MV... 1891. Creator: John C. H
Hot Springs, S.D. Minnekahta, Ave. Bath house 1; Sanitarium 2; Gillespie House 3; F.E. and M.V. R'y. 4; Minnekahta House 5; New bank block 6 []

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, Sutton

The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, Sutton
A uniformed porter stands at the entrance to the Downs Sanatorium, at Belmont, near Sutton, Surrey. The former childrens institution was converted for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1912

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Blackwell Recovery Home, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Date: circa 1950s

Blackwell Recovery Home, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Edward VII Estate 33323_032

Edward VII Estate 33323_032
The former Edward VII Sanatorium now a residential development known as Edward VII Estate, West Sussex, 2017

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Poland, Lublin Voivodeship, Naleczow Spa Town, Park and Sanatorium Ksiaze Jozef

Poland, Lublin Voivodeship, Naleczow Spa Town, Park and Sanatorium Ksiaze Jozef

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Open-Air Cure for Consumption at Leysin, meeting a Patient on the Arrival of the Funicular

The Open-Air Cure for Consumption at Leysin, meeting a Patient on the Arrival of the Funicular Train from Lausanne at
1040841 The Open-Air Cure for Consumption at Leysin, meeting a Patient on the Arrival of the Funicular Train from Lausanne at the Sanatorium (litho) by Lanos

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Freshford, showing the Sanatorium (b / w photo)

Freshford, showing the Sanatorium (b / w photo)
6027203 Freshford, showing the Sanatorium (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Freshford, showing the Sanatorium)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Ashantee War, Ascension Island, the Sanatorium for the Sick and Wounded (engraving)

The Ashantee War, Ascension Island, the Sanatorium for the Sick and Wounded (engraving)
1049159 The Ashantee War, Ascension Island, the Sanatorium for the Sick and Wounded (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ashantee War, Ascension Island)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Sanatorium for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Bournemouth (engraving)

Sanatorium for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Bournemouth (engraving)
1098398 Sanatorium for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Bournemouth (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: National Childrens Home, Harpenden

National Childrens Home, Harpenden
Children in the open-air school at the sanatorium of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The New Sanatorium, or Castle Hospital, at Balaclava (engraving)

The New Sanatorium, or Castle Hospital, at Balaclava (engraving)
2785473 The New Sanatorium, or Castle Hospital, at Balaclava (engraving) by Portch, Julian (active c. 1855); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Sanatorium, or Castle Hospital, at Balaclava)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Caledon, Cape Colony (b / w photo)

Caledon, Cape Colony (b / w photo)
3092360 Caledon, Cape Colony (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caledon, Cape Colony)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Oakes Home, Denver, Colorado, USA

Oakes Home, Denver, Colorado, USA - a health institution and TB sanatorium. Date: circa 1920

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Ladysmith, where Sir George White has been hemmed in by the Boers (b / w photo)

Ladysmith, where Sir George White has been hemmed in by the Boers (b / w photo)
1043275 Ladysmith, where Sir George White has been hemmed in by the Boers (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ladysmith)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Holloway College and Sanatorium at Virginia Water (engraving)

The Holloway College and Sanatorium at Virginia Water (engraving)
1054667 The Holloway College and Sanatorium at Virginia Water (engraving) by Brewer, Henry William (fl.1858-d.1903); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Advertisement for Allevard Les Bains, Isere (colour litho)

Advertisement for Allevard Les Bains, Isere (colour litho)
SNG127172 Advertisement for Allevard Les Bains, Isere (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho)

Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho)
874627 Dance in a Madhouse, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 46.99 x61.44 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Caledon Hot Mineral Baths and Sanatorium (b / w photo)

The Caledon Hot Mineral Baths and Sanatorium (b / w photo)
3092355 The Caledon Hot Mineral Baths and Sanatorium (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Caledon Hot Mineral Baths and Sanatorium)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The New Sanatorium at Virginia Water, Surrey (engraving)

The New Sanatorium at Virginia Water, Surrey (engraving)
1059639 The New Sanatorium at Virginia Water, Surrey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Sanatorium at Virginia Water, Surrey)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: PDSA animal Christmas party. 20th December 1966

PDSA animal Christmas party. 20th December 1966

Background imageSanatorium Collection: PDSA animal Christmas party. Pictured, Millicent Martin feeds one of the dogs

PDSA animal Christmas party. Pictured, Millicent Martin feeds one of the dogs. 20th December 1966

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The health recovery of the workers. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933

The health recovery of the workers. Illustration from USSR Builds Socialism, 1933. Found in the Collection of Russian State Library, Moscow

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. Artist: A Kohl

Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. Artist: A Kohl
Newcastle Sanatorium, Jamaica, c1890. From Universal Geography, Maps & Illustrations, Vol XXXIV, Virtue & Co Limited, (London, c1890)

Background imageSanatorium Collection: The Kirov Sanatorium, Pyatigorsk, USSR, 1940

The Kirov Sanatorium, Pyatigorsk, USSR, 1940. Pyatigorsk is a city in the northern Caucasus. It has been a spa resort since the early 19th century. From a private collection

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Heswall Sanatorium, Cheshire

Heswall Sanatorium, Cheshire
Heswall Sanatorium or Childrens Hospital, located on the Wirral peninsula, then part of Cheshire. It was established in 1902 by Liverpool Parish, West Derby Union

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Pontsarn Sanatorium, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales

Pontsarn Sanatorium, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Pontsarn Sanatorium, in the parish of Vaynor, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales. The sanatorium was established in 1913 by the Merthyr Tydfil Union for the treatment of tuberculosis patients

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Bilz-Sanatorium Radebeul Weingut Hofmannsberg

Bilz-Sanatorium Radebeul Weingut Hofmannsberg
Bilz-Sanatorium (Radebeul), Weingut Hofmannsberg, Wilhelmshohe (Radebeul), Haus Albertsberg, Haus Sorgenfrei, 1909, Landkreis Meiszen, Radebeul, Oberlosznitz, Wilhelmshohe, Bilz, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Schloss Lossnitz 1911 Landkreis MeiBen

Schloss Lossnitz 1911 Landkreis MeiBen
Schloss Lossnitz, 1911, Landkreis Meiszen, Radebeul, Oberlosznitz, Bilz, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony 1909 Erzgebirgskreis Hartha

Spa buildings Saxony 1909 Erzgebirgskreis Hartha
Spa buildings in Saxony, 1909, Erzgebirgskreis, Hartha, Dr. Pillings, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Germany Schierke 1907 Saxony-Anhalt

Spa buildings Germany Schierke 1907 Saxony-Anhalt
Spa buildings in Germany, Schierke, 1907, Saxony-Anhalt, Sanatorium

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Germany Water reflections Lower Saxony

Spa buildings Germany Water reflections Lower Saxony
Spa buildings in Germany, Water reflections in Lower Saxony, Clausthal-Zellerfeld, 1909, Lower Saxony, Schwarzenbach bei Clausthal, Sanatorium

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony 1909 Vogtlandkreis Bad Elster

Spa buildings Saxony 1909 Vogtlandkreis Bad Elster
Spa buildings in Saxony, 1909, Vogtlandkreis, Bad Elster, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Bilz-Sanatorium Radebeul 1909 Landkreis MeiBen

Bilz-Sanatorium Radebeul 1909 Landkreis MeiBen
Bilz-Sanatorium (Radebeul), 1909, Landkreis Meiszen, Radebeul, Bilz, Sanatorium, Oberlosznitz, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Schloss Lossnitz Spitzhaus Bismarckturm

Schloss Lossnitz Spitzhaus Bismarckturm
Schloss Lossnitz, Spitzhaus, Bismarckturm (Radebeul), 1911, Landkreis Meiszen, Radebeul, Oberlosznitz, Bilz, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Coswig 1908 Landkreis MeiBen

Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Coswig 1908 Landkreis MeiBen
Spa buildings in Saxony, Buildings in Coswig, 1908, Landkreis Meiszen, Coswig, Dr. med. Nohrings, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony Horse-drawn carriages Germany

Spa buildings Saxony Horse-drawn carriages Germany
Spa buildings in Saxony, Horse-drawn carriages in Germany, Buildings in Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, 1908, Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Kipsdorf, Sanatorium

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Bad Elster 1908

Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Bad Elster 1908
Spa buildings in Saxony, Buildings in Bad Elster, 1908, Vogtlandkreis, Bad Elster, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Bad Elster Gondelteich

Spa buildings Saxony Buildings Bad Elster Gondelteich
Spa buildings in Saxony, Buildings in Bad Elster, Bad Elster (Gondelteich), 1913, Vogtlandkreis, Bad Elster, Sanatorium, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Spa buildings Saxony Kreischa 1899 Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Spa buildings Saxony Kreischa 1899 Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Spa buildings in Saxony, Kreischa, 1899, Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sanatorium, Saalgebaude, Germany

Background imageSanatorium Collection: Villas Saxony Spa buildings Kreischa 1899 Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Villas Saxony Spa buildings Kreischa 1899 Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Villas in Saxony, Spa buildings in Saxony, Kreischa, 1899, Landkreis Sachsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Sanatorium, Zweiganstalt Villa Valentin, Germany




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"Journeys to Healing: Exploring the Legacy of Sanatoriums" Step back in time as we delve into the history of sanatoriums, starting with Shotley Bridge General Hospital in County Durham. Uncover the forgotten tales of resilience at Union Workhouse, Birkenhead, Cheshire - once a refuge for those seeking solace and care. Discover the tranquil grounds of Heswall Sanatorium, Cheshire, where nature's embrace played a vital role in patients' recovery journeys. Ascend the captivating Blue Staircase that leads to hope and healing within The Downs Sanatorium, Belmont, Sutton. Embark on a virtual tour through Edward VII Estate 33323_032 and witness how this grand estate transformed into a sanctuary for wellness seekers. Immerse yourself in Poland's Naleczow Spa Town as you explore Park and Sanatorium Ksiaze Jozef - an oasis dedicated to rejuvenation and well-being. Witness heartwarming encounters at Leysin's Open-Air Cure for Consumption; where patients find comfort upon arrival from Lausanne via the Funicular Train. Transport yourself to Freshford as you gaze upon its serene landscape adorned by the imposing presence of its very own Sanatorium (b / w photo). Journey to Ascension Island during The Ashantee War era; discover how it served as a haven for sick and wounded soldiers seeking respite at their sanatorium (engraving). Marvel at Bournemouth's iconic Sanatorium for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest - an architectural gem designed with patient well-being in mind (engraving). Reflect on compassion-driven care provided by National Children's Home in Harpenden; witness how they nurtured young souls towards brighter futures. In these diverse locations across time and continents, sanatoriums have left an indelible mark on the pursuit of healing and hope.