Lucas County Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, 1945
- Subject
- Hospitals & Sanatoria
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1945 (Linen)
About this postcard
A long, multi-story brick hospital with white stone trim, projecting wings and a flat roof, seen across a lawn with a curving drive and a low fence. It served as Lucas County's public general hospital, an institution that grew into a sprawling complex of connected wings on the edge of Toledo. The card was written in May 1945 by Minnie Raynor to Lucille Draper (Mrs. Elmer Draper) at a rural route box in Elmore, Ohio, a small village in Ottawa County. Brief notes between people in neighboring towns were ordinary postcard traffic in the 1940s, carrying a few lines and a signature rather than news.
Postcard Details
Box 115 - Route, 2, Elmore, OH
Postcard record
| Publisher | Hirsch News Agency |
|---|---|
| Series | 74217 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Lucille Mrs Elmer Draker, Box 115 - Route, 2,, Elmore, OH |
| Place depicted | Toledo, OH |
| Place mentioned | Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA |
| Place sent from | Mrs Elmer Draper, Box 115 - Route 2, Elmore, OH |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; straight edges. No postmark or other postal markings; card appears unmailed, addressed in handwriting to Mrs. Elmer Draper, Elmore, Ohio. Divided-back Tichnor "Quality Views" linen card with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; publisher imprint Hirsch News Agency, Toledo, Ohio, printed vertically along the left edge; series 74217. Handwritten date May 16, 1945 on the message side, signed Minnie Raynor. Light edge wear and slight toning. |
Cite this card
Lucas County Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lucas-county-hospital-toledo-ohio-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.