Type of Work: Healthcare

The Berkeley House for tuberculosis patients in Saranac Lake

The Berkeley House for tuberculosis patients in Saranac Lake

Berkeley House, the center building, was built in 1875 as a hotel for tuberculosis patients who came to Saranac Lake for treatment. It burned in 1981. A small brass band is playing in the middle of Main Street in front of the Berkeley. At far right is the C. J. Carey Company in the Coulter Block; to its left is Leonard’s. […]

Navy nurse in Indian Lake

Marie Mitchell, a navy nurse. Date unknown. Indian Lake, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office.

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center in Plattsburgh

Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center in Plattsburgh

The Physician’s Hospital exterior in Plattsburgh when it was built. The building, on Beekman Street, has been extensively expanded and remodeled but the original structure remains at its core. The hospital opened January 1, 1926. Photograph was taken in 1925. Plattsburgh, NY. Clinton County Historical Association. Brewer Collection.