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McGuire General Hospital, Richmond, Virginia

Card Text (transcribed from postcard): 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.

 

Manufacturer: Richmond News Company

 

Date Postmarked: 1947

 

Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

 

Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/646

 

Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards

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