Maine Memory Network

In 1934 and 1935 Louise Surette of Mexico spent time at Children's Hospital in Portland for the treatment of scoliosis. She was 16 years old.

Surette took photos of other patients at the hospital. The two girls in the picture are only identified as "Delina" and "Alzena." Their beds had been moved outside into the sunshine.

Louise Surette of Mexico too pictures of two nurses who helped with her care while she was a patient at Children's Hospital in Portland in 1934 and 1935 for the treatment of scoliosis.

Miss Shellaskie was one of the nurses who treated Louise Surette during her stay at the Children's Hospital in Portland in 1934-35.

Surette, of Mexico, was 16 years old when she went to the hospital for treatment of sciolosis, or curvature of the spine.

Jo Laffey was one of the nurses who treated Louise Surette during her stay at the Children's Hospital in Portland in 1934-35.

Surette, the daughter of George and Mary Surette of Mexico, was 16 when she went to the hospital to be treated for scoliosis. She took photos of a number of other patients and staff during her stay at the hospital.