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Harper Hospital - Old photos

Harper Hospital (old)

Photo showing old Harper and other buildings on the campus.

Photo from unknown source

Harper Hospital under construction in 1883.

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Harper Hospital in 1884, the year of its completion

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Harper Hospital, with the Swain Nurses Home at right

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library

The Swain Nurses Home next to Harper Hospital

Photo from the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library