McGuire General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
| Title: | Card Title: McGuire General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. |
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| Name(s): |
T.Ray, donor James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher Richmond News Company, printer |
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| Type of Resource: | still image | |
| Genre: | Postcard | |
| Other Date: | No published or copyright date listed on postcard. | |
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File Number: post753.jpg (file number) CONTENTdm ID: postcard/id/645 (CONTENTdm ID) |
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Card Text: McGuire General Hospital -- Located in Chesterfield County, 1/2 mile south of Richmond, Virginia, consists of 70 brick and masonry buildings. Construction was begun in August, 1943 and received its first patients in July, 1944. Named in honor of Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire, famous Civil War surgeon, it contains 1,784 beds and is used by the U.S. Army as the evacuation center for overseas wounded until they can be transferred to Army Hospitals nearer their homes. Postmarked: 1947 |
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| Subject(s): |
Geographic Coverage: Richmond (Va.) Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Richmond Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century Richmond (Va.) -- Pictorial works Richmond (Va.) -- Postcards |
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| Rights: | This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested. | |
| Rights Statement: | No Copyright - United States | |
| Rights Statement URL: | https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards. | |
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