Boehne Camp Tuberculosis Sanitarium, 1917

Description:	Early view of Boehne Camp buildings and cottages. Located on Boehne Camp Road on the West side of Evansville, the camp provided housing and fresh air for the treatment of Tuberculosis. It was founded in 1908 by mayor John W. Boehne, Sr. as the Boehne Tuberculosis Farm. The original main building can be seen on the far right of the image, as well as a newer treatment facility built just a few years before this photo was taken (seen at the far left, with 1912 carved above the door). The center building reads: Erected by the Indiana Branch of the National Red Cross Society. The Red Cross provided support for the camp, particularly during the first World War when they treated soldiers. The treatment facility would go through many changes over the next two decades, eventually focusing on traditional hospital care as fresh-air treatments fell out of fashion. It stopped being used as a Tuberculosis treatment facility in 1968.
Origin:	1917
Publisher:	Digital image 2015 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Source:	http://images.indianahistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/dc013/id/635
Collection:	Panoramic Photograph Images
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Geography:	Indiana--Vanderburgh County--Evansville
Subjects:	Tuberculosis Tuberculosis--Hospitals Public Health

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