Vegetable and flower garden, Immanuel Deaconess Institute
Description
This black and white photograph shows three gardeners, each wearing a hat, a light colored shirt, and bib overalls, amid the rows of the garden located on the Immanuel Deaconess Institute campus. The gardener on the right is holding a gardening tool in his hand. The greenhouse can be seen in the background on the left side of the photograph. A corner of the south side of the Nazareth Home is located in the background on the right side of the photograph. Trees can be seen in the background on the left side. Written in pencil on the back of the photograph is "Greenhouse and Garden at Immanuel, 1937.
Original format: black and white photographic print, 4.625 x 3.125 inches.
Historical Notes
The gardens at Immanuel Hospital provided all of the vegetables for the patients at the hospital. The vegetables and fruit grown in the nearby orchard were canned by the Sisters and nurses at the hospital to be eaten by the patients. The gardens also provided all of the fresh flowers located throughout the entire hospital. The garden was located 1 block north of Ames Avenue, between 34th and 36th Street, on the southeast side of the campus.
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