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Historical Photo Guessing Game: Building Is Lake Forest Hospital
Weekly posting celebrates Lake Forest's 150th anniversary.
Everyone got this one.
This is Lake Forest Hospital. This building, pictured here in 1947, has served Lake Forest residents since 1942 thanks to the generosity of the A. B Dick family.
In 1942, the hospital had 41 beds. Today it has 205.
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The photograph was taken from the Witness Tree Book, which has been produced during Lake Forest's 150th anniversary. The book is available online at www.lf150.com, the , the , or the
According to the book, "A.B. Dick Jr. was the first president of the Lake Forest Hospital Association and his son, A.B. Dick III, served on the board for 29 years.
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Today, John Dick and Maddie Dugan, both great-grandchildren of the first A.B. Dick, continue the family tradition, dedicating hours of service on the Board and in numerous other significant positions."
Your weekly participation in the historical photo posting is greatly appreciated.
We'll be back next Sunday with another posting. See you at the Lake Forest Day parade.
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