Dr. Gerhard Dollinger with nursing staff, Fernheim, Paraguay
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Paraguay, Colony Hospitals, 1954-62
Dr. Gerhard Dollinger with his staff of nurses in Fernheim. 1956 label: “Dr. Dollinger with his staff of nurses in Fernheim.”
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Construction of MCC Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
Scene from the construction of the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan. 1954 label: “Hualien, Formosa, MCC Hospital construction progress, Oct. 10, 1954. / Along right side of building and gives view of hostel in back.”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information: https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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Construction of MCC Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
Scene from the construction of the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan. Two workers sit on a wooden beam in the foreground. In the background, a group of workers work on a roof truss. 1954 label: “Hualien, Formosa, MCC Hospital construction progress, Oct. 19, 1954. / The roof trusses are being cut for raising.”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information: https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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Construction of MCC Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
Two unfinished wings of the Mennonite Christian Hospital under construction in Hualien, Taiwan. Small wildflowers dot the foreground. 1954 label: “Hualien, Formosa, MCC Hospital construction Oct. 10th 1954. / From the back showing the two wings.”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information:
https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients on the grounds of the Mennonite Christian Hospital being built in Hualien, Taiwan. 1954 label: “MCC Hostel for mountain folks on grounds of new hospital in Hualien, Formosa. / April 26, 1954 / Taiwan Relief Unit”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information: https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients on the grounds of the Mennonite Christian Hospital being built in Hualien, Taiwan. 1954 label: “MCC Hostel for mountain folks on grounds of new hospital in Hualien, Formosa. / April 26, 1954 / Taiwan Relief Unit”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information: https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
MCC Hostel for Indigenous patients on the grounds of the Mennonite Christian Hospital being built in Hualien, Taiwan. 1954 label: “MCC Hostel for mountain folks on grounds of new hospital in Hualien, Formosa. / April 26, 1954 / Taiwan Relief Unit”
The Mennonite Christian Hospital was built in 1954 as an outgrowth of the work of Mennonite Central Committee’s Mobile Clinic Team, which, beginning in 1948, sought to provide medical assistance to the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan. The hospital continues today, claiming to be the largest Mennonite hospital. The hospital’s website frequently cites the story of its Mennonite origins, and the building even includes a “historical corridor” with artifacts and historical information.
For more information: https://www.mennonitemission.net/Impact/locations/asia/Taiwan
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Six women sit on beds at Hualien Clinic, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Medical Care, 1954
Six women and two young children sit on beds inside the Hualien Clinic, Taiwan. A poster depicting Jesus hangs on the wall behind them. Original label: “Hualien Clinic, Formosa. There are 30 beds at the clinic for inpatients. Here one can see sheets, pajamas, picture rolls which helped to make this possible. These are gifts coming through the MCC.” The Hualien Clinic in Taiwan was operated by MCC out of a building owned by an aluminum company (and later, a fertilizer company).
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Chaplain talks to patient, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
A hospital chaplain talks to a patient reclining on a bed, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. A set of crutches leans against the bed. 1964 label: “The hospital chaplain talking with a young man who received multiple severe electrical burns.”
Brown, Roland P., 1926-2019
Dr. Milton Claassen operates on patient, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
Dr. Milton A. Claassen, second from left, and three other medical workers operate on a patient, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. Original label: “Dr. Milton Claassen second from left, does orthopedic surgery at the Mennonite Christian Hospital, Meilun, Hwalien, Taiwan” [sic]
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Chaplain Tseng leads patients in chapel, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
Chaplain Tseng leads a full room of patients at the Mennonite Christian Hospital in an afternoon chapel service. Many of the patients are Indigenous, and two of them are women with traditional Tayal (or Atayal) facial tattoos. Hualien, Taiwan. 1965 label: “Hospital Chapel: Every afternoon the patients gather in one of the larger rooms for a chapel period led by our chaplain. In this picture you will notice the various groups of people that are being helped, the mountain people as well as plains people. And these people are being helped by MCC through our hospital in that linens and pajamas as well as the curtain material are MCC donated. In this you help us help people. The clinic patients also has a chapel service while they wait to see the doctor. This clinic chapel is in the morning and is also led by our chaplains.” [sic]
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Patients at a tuberculosis hospital, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
Two medical workers stand between rows of beds of patients in a tuberculosis hospital, an operation overseen by the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan. A portrait of Jesus hangs at the end of the aisle. 1965 label: “Tuberculosis Hospital: Our hospital has taken over the medical supervision of a tuberculosis hospital for mountain patients twice a week which allows us to have complete medical control of the patients and each patient is admitted through our clinic.”
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Dr. Virgil Peters attends to patient, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
Dr. Virgil Peters attends to a patient lying on a hospital bed. Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan. 1965 label: “Dr. Virgil Peters making rounds in the hospital.”
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Hospital staff devotional period, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
The staff of the Mennonite Christian Hospital in Hualien, Taiwan, sit in benches for a half-hour devotional period at the beginning of their workday. 1965 label: “Staff devotions: Every morning before the day’s work begins the staff gathers for a half-hour devotional period. The Staff takes turns leading in devotions.”
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Dr. Roland Brown examines a patient's hand, Hualien, Taiwan
Teil vonMCC Photographs, 1954-70, Taiwan, Mennonite Hospital, 1955-65
Dr. Roland Brown examines the hand of an Indigenous patient. Original label: “3. Examination of patient.” [same man as Photo 24. It appears that Photos 12 through 15 are part of the same set as Photos 21 through 36, except without the orange paper labels.]
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