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Kline Sanatorium

Photograph of the Sanatorium built by Dr. James Kline. This photograph pictures the staff assembled on the front porch, and shows the north and west sides of the building. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID #2057.3.6. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Kline Sanatorium postcard

Color postcard depicting the Kline Sanatorium, with the staff and Kline family gathered out front. Undated; photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID #2057.6.13. Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Dr. James Kline and Staff

Postcard with a photograph of Dr. James Kline and his staff on the front porch of the Kline Sanatorium. The image is undated but falls in the 1902-1932 period, while Dr. Kline worked there. Photographer unknown. Anoka County Historical Society, object ID #2057.3.8‒2.
Used with the permission of the Anoka County Historical Society.

Kline Sanatorium

The Kline Sanatorium was built in 1902 by Dr. James Kline and served hundreds of patients before it closed in 1935. Serving as a shelter for those left without homes in the wake of a 1939 tornado, the building again provided relief for people in the area. Later, it served as a hotel and then as a private residence and apartments. It remains one of the city of Anoka’s more iconic structures, clearly visible as you enter the city from across the Mississippi River.

Henry Martyn Bracken

Henry Martyn Bracken (chief executive of the Minnesota State Department of Health, 1893‒1919, 1916).

Gerard Armauer Hansen

Gerard Henrik Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician who discovered Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy. Undated.

Letter to Surgeon General on transportation of patient D.P.

In this letter, a doctor describes the transportation of Italian immigrant D.P. to the Diamond Point Quarantine Station in Washington state, chosen for its isolation and temperate mountain climate. Leprosy was still incurable, and although leprosy is virtually impossible to transmit without sustained contact, great care was taken to ensure the patient left no disease-causing bacteria behind. On the journey, Mr. D.P. separated his bedsheets from the mattress with a thick towel to ensure no skin flakes or body fluids were left behind, regularly cleaned his sink with a 60% alcohol solution, gargled and flushed his nose with a antibacterial wash multiple times daily, and kept his used linens separate for later disposal.

Christian Just Grönvold

Christian Grönvold, physician who immigrated from the country of Norway and lived in Norway, Minnesota. Studied leprosy in Norwegian immigrants. Undated. From the photography collection of the Goodhue County Historical Society, Red Wing. Used with the permission of the Goodhue County Historical Society.