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Metadata
Title |
Lean-to at Catawba Sanatorium |
Description |
A note on the reverse of this photograph reads as follows: "A typical lean-to & park of tents". This lean-to was characteristic of structures housing tuberculosis patients at the Catawba Sanatorium as well as other treatment facilities. it was styled after the Adirondack lean-tos constructed of small timber and bark whose unique feature was an open front. Its purpose in the sanatorium setting was to maximize air circulation around the patients. The lean-to and the park of tents in the background were raised to allow fresh air and sunshine to penetrate under the structures. Although the phrase "Catawba 1904" appears on the reverse of the photograph, the correct date is most likely 1909, the year the sanatorium was first opened by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The phrase "The Beginning" appears twice on the image. |
Object ID |
1990.69.884 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1909 |
Year Range from |
1909 |
Year Range to |
1909 |
Subjects |
Building Canvas Diseases Hospitals Lean tos Lean-tos Man Pavilions (Building divisions) Sanatoriums Staircases Stairs Tent structures Tents Trees Tuberculosis Windows Windows |
Search Terms |
Catawba Hospital Catawba Sanatorium Catawba Valley Catawba, Virginia Commonwealth of Virginia Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs Salem, Virginia |
Collection |
History Museum Photograph Collection |
Imagefile |
045\199069884.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |