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Title
A Short History of Munson Medical Center
Creator
Munson Medical Center

Institution
Munson Medical Center

Subject
Hospital Planning

Subject
Munson's history is tied to that of Traverse City and the Traverse City State Hospital.

Subject
NULL

Item Number
CK01h003

Relation
NULL

Type
text

Format
tiff

Description
Article in quarterly newsletter with a detailed history of Munson Medical Center from 1881-1990. Photographs include: the original site of Munson Medical Center located at the southwest corner of 11th Street and Elmwood; a photograph of a street scene of Traverse City in the early 1900's; a photograph of patients kept in the hospital corridors due to overcrowding in the 1940's; a photograph of an aerial view of the 55-bed James Decker Munson Hospital in 1936; a photograph of a 1960's view of Munson Hospital with an insert of an unidentified surgical team.

A Short History of Munson Medical Center

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