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Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with an unidentified man outside the U.S. Public Health Service hospital building, in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, Washington, January 1982
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| Title | Senator Henry M. Jackson talking with an unidentified man outside the U.S. Public Health Service hospital building, in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, Washington, January 1982 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1982 |
| Contextual Notes | In 1933, the U.S. Public Health Service opened a hospital at the north end of Beacon Hill. The 16-story, art deco tower at the crown of the hill was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The government closed the hospital in 1981 and turned the building over to private interests, which converted the building from a U.S. Public Health Service hospital to a private institution, Pacific Medical Center, in February 1983. In the late 1980s, Pacific Medical Center closed its hospital operations but continued to operate clinics and day-surgery units in the building. By 1998, the medical center was mired in debt. To counter financial problems, Pacific Medical Center negotiated a lease with Amazon.com, which moved its headquarters into the building.
Sources: Seattle Neighborhoods: Beacon Hill. Thumbnail History. HistoryLink.org Essay 3004.
Change in store for famed hospital; landmark soon to be clinic only.Tomas Guillen. Seattle Times. (1987, Jan. 14), B1 |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Legislators--United States |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Jackson, Henry M. (Henry Martin), 1912-1983 |
| Location Depicted | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Henry M. Jackson Collection
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| Order Number | HMJ0716 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering. |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Henry M. Jackson papers. Accession no. 3560-31, Box 17/68 |
| Object Type | Photograph |
| Physical Description | Silver gelatin, b/w ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from a photographic print or color slide using a Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL at 100-250 dpi in JPEG format, saved at compression rate 3 and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2007. |
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