Number 00903 |
Scan Date 7/15/02 |
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Time Period 1953 |
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Subject Matter Hospital |
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Location Monroe, North Carolina |
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Description |
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Photographer (if known) Walter Sprouse, Sr. |
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Notes The hospital opened Feb. 22, 1953 with the first patient being admitted March 1, 1953 (Mrs. Roy Medlin of Unionville, NC). The first baby was born on the same day at 9:45 pm, proud parents were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Redmond of Monroe. (per Monroe Journal, Dec. 4, 1959) This building still stands as of 2010 and is used for various administrative offices for the hospital now known as Carolinas Medical Center - Union. -Notes & Photographer's name added by Patricia Poland, 2/20/2010 |
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Measurements of original photograph |
Height 3 1/2" |
Width 5" |
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Type of photograph Black and White |