Hermann Hospital apparently kept a pair of pet burros in the yard behind the hospital. The screened porches on the back of the nurses’ dormitory are in the background. See more at Hermann Hospital Archive Records and its finding aid.

Hermann Hospital was a public hospital endowed by George Hermann (1843-1914) with a fortune accumulated through investments in oil and real estate. The hospital opened south of downtown Houston in the summer of 1925. It merged with Memorial Hospital in 1999 to create Memorial Hermann Health System. The original Spanish-style building is now part of Children's Memorial Hermann in the northwest corner of the Medical Center.