Contributed by Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Description
The pharmacy, laboratory and examining office at the Maine State Sanatorium for Pulmonary Diseases in Hebron.
The privately operated sanatorium, which opened in 1904, focused on fresh air, rest, and high-protein food for treatment of tuberculosis.
The "open air treatment" did not include use of drugs, other than those used "in every day disturbances," according to a promotional brochure.
About This Item
- Title: Lab, examining room, 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
- Medical offices
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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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