Located on SE Fourth St.; early 1900s (Knecht 4018)

Founded by Dr. Edwin Walker in 1894, the sanitarium was a precursor to Welborn Hospital (Welborn Collection)

Doctors, nurses, and staff pose on the steps of the facility; c. late 1890s (Welborn Collection)

Graduates of the nursing class of 1916 (Welborn Collection)

Nurses, doctors, and staff; the third man from left in the front row is Dr. James Y. Welborn, who joined the staff in 1899. Seated at his left is Dr. Edwin Walker (Welborn Collection)

Doctors operate on a patient as nurses watch; late 19th- or early 20th-century (Welborn Hospital)

Dr. Edwin Walker (foreground) operates on a patient in the late 19th- or early 20th-century (Welborn Collection)

One of the founders of Walker Hospital in the 1890s, which evolved into Welborn Hospital on SE Fourth Street (Welborn Collection)

Formerly the Walker-Welborn Hospital and the Evansville Sanitarium; located on the corner of Oak and SE Fourth Sts.; photo dated 1910 (Knecht 670)

412 SE Fourth St.; c. 1940s (Payne 40)

The hospital complex in the 1950s: at left is the nurses residence; in the center is the newest section of the hospital; and at the right is the oldest section, originally called Walker Sanitarium. The park is now a parking lot for Select Specialty Hospital. (Welborn Collection)