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A selection of our favorite photos, books, and documents from the early-later 20th century. This collection is curated and managed by Advocate Health - Midwest Library.

  • Drawing from 1900 booklet showing a birds eye view of the Milwaukee Sanitarium
    1900s
  • Nurse Nora Einspahr, 1910
    1910s
  • 1920s
    1920s
  • Illinois Masonic Hospital Building, 1930
    1930s
  • Hospital gift shop, 1940
    1940s
  • Dining area in Colonial Hall building (now Lorton Professional Building), Milwaukee Sanitarium
    1950s
  • 1960s
    1960s
  • 1970s