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Tuscaloosa's first Red Cross Grey Ladies, a volunteer organization selected to carry out the Red Cross program of providing recreation for Northington [General Hospital] patients, this week took up their duties at the hospital. Taking the Post…

The building built for the Alabama Insane Hospital, later named Bryce Hospital, was designed by psychiatrist Thomas Kirkbride and architect Samuel Sloan, famed architect of the time. With three wings set in echelon formation, the hospital was an…

Scenes of a fireman's daily routine at Northington General Hospital are told here in a story of words and pictures. Photo No. 1 was posed especially for the News. Kneeling in the front row are: Maj. Joseph Feeley, Capt. Lucious Harrison (the Fire…

Prescription-filling at the pharmacy, which goes on quietly and efficiently, is pictured here. Above from left to right are Pfc. Jack Richman, Pfc. Ralph Rankin, CE3 Cy Stollenwerck, and H. J. McRae, regular members of the pharmacy staff, and Pfc.…

They've been in the hell of battle, but they can still smile and talk about it. Five of the soldiers who helped disprove Hitler's claims of a Festung Europa are shown above. Left to right are Pfc. Julian Jones, Pvt. William N. Miner, Pfc. William L.…

A letter written by Dr. Peter Bryce to his wife on January 6, 1880, when she was in Charleston, South Carolina.

Druid City Hospital (also known as DCH) was established in 1922. Here the hospital sits in its current location where University Blvd and 10th Street meet.

The record room at Bryce Hospital circa 1914.

Nursing students at Bryce Hospital circa 1919.

The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Tuscaloosa was dedicated on July 4, 1932.

The first patient was admitted a mere 11 days later on July 15. Upon its opening, the medical center housed 272 beds for veterans in need of hospitalization…