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The Skybridge connects the VU Hospital with Medical Center East across Medical Center Dr. At the time of this photograph, MCE was still only a parking garage.

A fish-eye view of the inside of the new hospital, seen from the second floor.

A visitor poses with flowers in the courtyard of the new VU Hospital.

Construction cranes rise above the hospital building, and the underground construction is also visible in the foreground.

A crane rises above the shell of the new hospital building.

Sign indicating the parties involved in the hospital construction. Note that the sign is for the "Vanderbilt University Hospital and Childrens Hospital." The Children's Hospital occupied space in this building until the Monroe Carell Children's…

One of possibly two known images of Vivien Thomas at Vanderbilt. Thomas came to work for Vanderbilt Medical School with the job title of assistant janitor, but quickly became a skilled surgical technician and brilliant researcher. In 1940, when Johns…

The old emergency room was located at the present location of the VU Institute for Imaging Science.

The new Vanderbilt Hospital wasn't officially opened until 1980, but this view of the old hospital was taken from the new one in October of 1979. Part of the structure can be seen at the very right edge of the image.

This picture was taken from the 8th floor of the new VU Hospital.