Original Entrance Gate to the Milwaukee Sanitarium

Creator

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Description

This image is from a postcard that shows the original entrance gate to the Milwaukee Sanitarium. It was used from 1884 until the 1930s or 1940s. Patients would arrive via a train, or streetcar, that would drop patients off at this gate. They would be met by staff and either walked up to the hospital, or transported by a horse and carriage. The pillar on the left (shown in the postcard) still survives as of 2017. This gate can be seen today (2017) on the north side of the hospital grounds, by the modern train tracks and Wauwatosa Public Parking Lot.

Contributor

Jon Van Beckum, Archivist

Date

1884-1930s or 1940s

Type

Photograph

File Format

.jpg

Source

Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Archives

Rights

Please credit Advocate Aurora Health as the source of this material.