Cresson TB Sanatorium Remembered

Page 9.4: Helen Jones Photos

The following photos were donated by Helen Jones, R.N. who worked at the San from 1950 until 1962.   Of special note is photo #9 which shows the women's tent colony which was located next to the women's cottages.  I was unaware of its existance until I saw this photo.

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1.  Phots and newspaper article on the San Nurses Graduating Class of 1951.


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2.  Photos 2 & 3 show Helen working at her desk

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4.  Helen on the left with a group of nurses on the front steps of Unit 3 in August 1960.


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5.  As the decorated tree indicates, Keller, on the right, is sharing some Christmas cheer with a guest.

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6.  Many times Helen and her husband Keller would invite a few of the patients to their home for an evening of playing cards and conversation, such as at this Christmas party in 1955.  That's Helen at front row left and Keller at back row right.

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7.  The Nurse's Gaduation Class of 1951. They are posed on the steps of the Administration Building.

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8.  Names of Nurses in photo 7.

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9.  This photo shows the Women's Tent Colony which was located right next to the Women's  Pavilions.

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10.  Helen out on the floor.


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11.  Assisting a patient..

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12.  Trees at the san entrance with limbs drooping under the weight of ice after a typical harsh winter storm in January 1953.

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13.  Keller loved to play cards and was a good host.  Left to Right:  Keller, Leonard Chnapko,  Leslie Thomas, Unknown, Unknown









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14.  Keller and Helen lived on a farm in Ebensburg.  Leslie Thomas, an 18 year old san orderly, lived with them for about a year.  Here he's posing in front of their barn with a buck he bagged. 




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15.  The Nurse's Graduation Class of 1952 in a photo taken on September 22, probably in the Entertainment Hall. Helen Jones is in the third row on the end.