Western Maine Sanatorium gate, 1928

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Western Maine Sanatorium gate, 1928

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Description

Merle Wadleigh, a tuberculosis patient at the Western Maine Sanatorium in Hebron, took this photo in July 1928.

He wrote on the back, "The Gate and San."

It was one of three state-operated tuberculosis facilities.

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About This Item

  • Title: Western Maine Sanatorium gate, 1928
  • Creator: Merle G. Wadleigh
  • Creation Date: 1928
  • Subject Date: 1928
  • Location: Greenwood Mountain, Hebron, Oxford County, ME
  • Media: Photographic print
  • Dimensions: 6.2 cm x 10.5 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 2111, vol. 2
  • Collection: Madeline S. Brown Wadleigh photograph albums
  • Object Type: Image

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