A large multi-story brick hospital with white stone trim, projecting wings and a flat roof, seen across a lawn with a curving drive and low fence. The Lucas County Hospital opened in Toledo in the early 20th century as the county's public general hospital and grew into a sprawling institutional complex; cards like this one, printed on textured linen stock with a pastel sky, date from the 1930s-1940s.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; deckled-free straight edges.
No postmark; card appears unmailed. Divided-back Tichnor "Quality Views" linen card with "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; publisher imprint Hirsch News Agency, Toledo, Ohio. Handwritten date May 16, 1945 on the message side. Light edge wear and slight toning.
Cite this card
Lucas County Hospital, Toledo, Ohio, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lucas-county-hospital-toledo-ohio-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.
