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Caption beneath the photograph reads: "The road to health for many." Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "Ridge Farm, the Hospital's Country and Convalescent Department, opened for patients with long term diseases such as tuberculosis in 1914. It served children until new anti-biotics made it unnecessary in 1947."

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "This Hospital annual report photograph shows the use of antiseptic procedures which had become the accepted practice during the 1890s."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "I pledge allegiance to the flag. . ."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "Story hour by the fire."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "Happiness speeds recovery."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "Corner Laura Weil Kindergarten." Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "The St. Louis Children's Hospital kindergarten as it appeared in 1899; it was endowed by Mrs. Laura Weil." The photograph appeared in 1897-98 SLCH Annual Report. See also VC069028.

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "One of our families. Each of the seven children has been in the St. Louis Children's Hospital at some time." Caption from "A Goodly Heritage": "Medical social work became an important part of the Hospital's services to patients and families in 1910. Social workers often paid home visits to see how former patients were progressing." Same as VC008141.

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "The 'Ford' which is one of the social workers." Caption from "A Goodly Heritage (refers to VC008107, VC009096-097): "Medical social work began at the Hospital in 1910. These pictures come from a brochure published in around 1918. They show the important contributions of social work to preventive pediatrics, an intrest of many physicians at the time. The automobile, used by social workers to transport patients, improved needy children's access to the Hospital." See also VC008390.

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "Patients pose in the surgical ward following treatment for orthopedic ailments, circa 1890s." The photograph was included in the 1897-98 SLCH Annual Report. Same as VC008424.

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "Dispensary (outpatient department) St. Louis Children's Hospital, 1890s." The photograph was published in the 1907-1908 SLCH Annual Report. Same as VC069012.

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "The 'solarium' in the Jefferson Avenue building seems dark, indeed, compared to the light spacious wards of the new Kingshighway Hospital opened in 1915."

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "The Hospital names wards for its generous benefactors."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "Bed rest and sunlight are our allies."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "Children at Ridge Farm - Country Department of the St. Louis Children's Hospital - taking heliotherapy in the Evelyn Blair and Larkin Quadrangle." Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "Ridge Farm, which opened in 1914, was designed to serve the needs of children recovering from such long-term illnesses as tuberculosis. Heliotherapy, plenty of sun and fresh air, was believed an important part of their cure."

Caption beneath the photograph reads: "A regular school day at Ridge Farm." Same as VC008209.

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "The infant ward, photographed in the 1890s, shows a rocking horse in the foreground - evidence that even the youngest patients needed recreation. Infants under the age of two were not admitted in the Hospital's first decade."

Typed caption attached to the photograph reads: "These four pictures show the progress in operating room equipment from the 1890s to the early 1900s. The use of antiseptic technique and laboratory tests meant great improvement in the outcome of surgery."