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| Title | Tuberculosis Hospital |
| Description | Exterior view of Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital, built by prisoners of the Municipal Farm in Leeds "under the supervision of the architect and necessary foremen." Prior to the completion of the hospital, patients were cared for in a tent colony on a hill just east of the building beginning in 1913. The hospital opened Christmas Day 1915 with 18 patients from the tent colony. ("Jackson County Medical Journal," Vol. 26, No. 39, pp. 7-11) The building was razed in 1971 ("Kansas City Star," October 8, 1995, page 4).
Address in 1916 city directory simply says Leeds, Mo. In 1932, it was listed as being at 1410 Raytown Road, and 1942 and 1955 at 4210 Raytown Road.
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| Date | circa 1945 |
| Notes | Accession #: 2005-17. |
| Item Type | Photograph, b/w, 8 in. x 10 in. |
| Collection | Kansas City Health Department; Kansas City Landmarks Commission (P34-1)
See finding aid: http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Local,37126 |
| Location | P34-1, Box 1, Folder 30, #11 |
| Subject | Hospitals
Tuberculosis
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| Local Subject | Leeds Tuberculosis Hospital
Leeds, Missouri
Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital
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| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Barcode | 10018840 |
| Repository | Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, Missouri |
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