Hicks-McElwee Hospital
| Title | Hicks-McElwee Hospital |
| View | From Southeast 1 |
| Series | II: Buildings and Grounds |
| Description | Orthopedic units of the University of Chicago Clinics. The three-story Gertrude Dunn Hicks Memorial is to the left; the five-story Nancy McElwee Memorial is on the corner. The buildings are equal in cubic area and house 100 beds, 50 in each unit, for the care of crippled children. The University of Chicago owns and operates the Gertrude Dunn Hicks Memorial. The Home for Destitute Crippled Children owns the Nancy Adele McElwee Memorial, which it operates in affiliation with the university. |
| Alternate Name(s) | Gertrude Dunn Hicks Memorial Hospital; Nancy Adele McElwee Memorial Hospital; Hicks-McElwee Orthopedic Hospital |
| Subject Terms | Academic medical centers | Exterior views |
| Photographer | Capes Photo |
| Photograph Date | 1940 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.6 x 23.9 cm |
| Architect | Coolidge & Hodgdon |
| Completion Date | 1931 |
| Location | 970 E. 59th Street | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Campus Grid | A21 |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf2-03489 |
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