U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, VA, circa 1930

Subjects: Hospitals & Sanatoria Waterfronts & Harbors
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, VA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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The U.S. Marine Hospital stands as a large yellow-brick complex with a central tower, water tank, and smokestack, seen from across the Lafayette River. A stone seawall and small beach separate the landscaped lawn from the blue water in the foreground. The hospital occupied a site on the Lafayette River at the edge of a residential section. Local history credits Norfolk with the Public Health Service's beginnings, citing an 1801 deed signed by Governor James Monroe for the first Marine Hospital at Washington Point.

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PublisherTHE HARRY P. CANN & BRO. CO.

NK-14— U. S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va. --- U. S. MARINE HOSPITAL, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Is one of the finest of its kind and is located on the Lafayette River on the edge of a beautiful residential section. The United States Public Health Service had its actual inception in Norfolk, April 20, 1801, when Governor James Monroe of Virginia, signed a deed transferring to the U. S. Government a fairly large building, situated at Washington Point, in Norfolk, for use as the first Marine Hospital of the United States. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) THE HARRY P. CANN & BRO. CO., BALTIMORE, MD.

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Publisher	THE HARRY P. CANN & BRO. CO.
Series	NK-14
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, VA
Place mentioned	Norfolk, VA
Publisher	THE HARRY P. CANN & BRO. CO., Baltimore, MD
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; narrow border around the image. No postmark or stamp. Divided-back linen card with white border; printed description of the U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Pencil dealer stock code and price "#59 1-" at lower right.

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U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, VA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-marine-hospital-norfolk-va-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.