Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA

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Caleb Cooley Dickinson of Hatfield, Massachusetts, left $100,000 in his will to the city of Northampton, Massachusetts. That sum was to be used for a hospital to treat the poor who were not chronically ill, but needed nursing and care. Patients were to be charged a moderate rate or nothing at all depending on their financial situation. Opened to the public in 1886, it has continuously grown and still exits today.

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Item typePhotograph
Postcard
PhotographerWilliam B. Hale
Date1908
PlaceNorthampton, Massachusetts
TopicMedical, Health, Disease
Architecture, Buildings
Industry, Occupation, Work
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.50 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1997.08.01.0112
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William B. Hale, photographer. Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton, MA. Photograph. 1908. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0112/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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