Contributed by Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Description
Views of the woods and the Androscoggin Valley from the Maine State Sanatorium at Greenwood Mountain in Hebron.
The privately operated facility for treating people with tuberculosis was incorporated in 1901. Dr. Estes Nichols, the medical superintendent, believed in fresh cold air, a diet rich in dairy and eggs, and rest for treatment.
About This Item
- Title: Scenic views, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909
- Creator: Shaylor Engraving Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1909
- Subject Date: circa 1909
- Location: Greenwood Mountain, Hebron, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Engraving
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Tuberculosis--Maine
- Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
- Maine State Sanatorium
- Sanatoriums--Maine
- Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
- Western Maine Sanatorium
- Schools--Maine--Hebron
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission55 Capitol Street, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065
(207) 287-2132
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