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Title:
St. Mary's Hospital. 1st [First] & Bryant Sts. San Francisco. Cornerstone laid in 1861. Withstood 1906 earthquake but gutted
by fire. Mother M. Baptist Russell, pioneer superior of Sisters of Mercy, California-Arizona purchased first St. Mary's Hospital
in 1855 (old State Marine Hosp.) & operated it for 2 yrs. as S.F. City & County Hospital. [Photo from collection of Jesse
B. Cook.]
Date:
1906
Contributing Institution:
California Historical Society
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