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Spring 2026
On the Cover
One theme featured in this edition is the history of healthcare in Humboldt County, both from the professional and patient perspectives. Here at HCHS, we are lucky to house the archives from the old General Hospital, which include decades of high quality photographs. Throughout these photos, it is clear that there was a gifted photographer onsite for many staff events.
This can be seen through this May 1982 photo of the General Hospital First Aid Station, a hydration and emergency response station, which staff and volunteers manned at several marathons throughout the decade. This station is set up along a marathon route near the town of Bridgeville. However, the exact running event has not been definitively identified, nor have the woman and child in the center. Below are different views from the event, confirmed to have been taken at the same location and date. Write in or email editor@humboldthistory.org if you believe you know!
