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Flower beds at entrance, State Hospital, Massillon, Ohio, 1945

Subjects
GardensHospitals & Sanatoria
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Flower beds at entrance, State Hospital, Massillon, Ohio, 1945, Ralph Young Publishing Co., OH, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Flower beds at entrance, State Hospital, Massillon, Ohio, 1945, Ralph Young Publishing Co., OH, USA, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The entrance to the State Hospital at Massillon, Ohio, is shown as a formal, fan-shaped flower bed of concentric plantings set in a lawn at the end of a curving drive. Two dark automobiles are parked on the roadway behind, with a wooded ridge beyond. Massillon State Hospital opened in 1898 as a state psychiatric institution serving northeastern Ohio and later became Heartland Behavioral Healthcare. Landscaped entrance grounds were a common feature of state-hospital campuses, meant to present an orderly and welcoming face to the public.

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PublisherRalph Young Publishing Co.
Flower Beds at Entrance, State Hospital, Massillon, Ohio
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FromPaul Dreyfus, Massillon, OH

Postcard record

PublisherRalph Young Publishing Co.
Series878-29-N
ConditionVery good
PublisherRalph Young Publishing Co., Canton, OH
Place sent fromPaul Dreyfus, Massillon, OH
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; card number 878-29-N printed at lower right. No postmark — unused card. Divided back, linen texture, white border on front. Handwritten sender identification along top edge: "Pascal Dreyfus Massillon Ohio Jan 9-1945". Curteich "C.T. American Art" stock, front number 878-29-N. Light age toning, no damage.

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Flower beds at entrance, State Hospital, Massillon, Ohio, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/flower-beds-at-entrance-state-hospital-massillon-ohio-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.