Raven's Craig or Pest House
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Communicable diseases were a threat in early Alpena. This building, referred to as the "Pest House," was used to quarantine patients. The name is derived from "pestilence," which refers to an infectious disease. The house was located on the grounds of the present hospital.
- Inscriptions
- "Dr. Dunlop's Raven Craig, 1900. J.T. Bostwick Farm, 1880, later City Detention Hospital"
- Date of Original
- 1900
- Dimensions
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Width: 5802 px
Height: 4567 px
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 5802px
Image Height: 4567px
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Fred Trelfa Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Location of "Pest House":
Michigan, United States
Latitude: 45.0769557336989 Longitude: -83.4492294921875
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Location of "Pest House":
- Donor
- Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan
- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Recommended Citation
- Fred Trelfa Collection, Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
- Contact
- Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public LibraryEmail:tbrc@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188