Construction of Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, July 1957

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Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines Register & Tribune, July 1957

Description

Construction is underway in the photograph on new South wing for Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, during July of 1957. Mercy Hospital was started in 1893 by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic charity. The population of Des Moines in 1960 was 208,982, and the population in 2010 was 203,433.

Source-Dependent Questions

• Is Des Moines, Iowa, an urban area or a rural area? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
• Compare and contrast this construction image to the Eclipse Lumber Company, Main Street construction in Shenandoah and "Excavating for a New York Foundation" video. How is this construction site the same and how is it different?