Even when we narrow our focus to a single place, there’s so much out there to discover about it. Here, a postcard I’ve never seen of Wilson Hospital and Tubercular Home (later Mercy Hospital), probably taken circa 1915-1920. It is similar, but not identical, to the Curt Teich postcard in my collection, which I’ve posted below.
I don’t think the images derive from a single shoot, though they clearly were shot within a relatively short timeframe. I cannot identify the nurses, though they may be some of the same women in this photo of hospital staff. If so, my great-great-aunt Henrietta R. Colvert, a native of Statesville, North Carolina, may be among them.
Hat tip to Keith Boykin for the top image.