U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940

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

Back of U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A large multi-wing yellow-brick hospital complex with a central tower, water tank, and smokestack, seen from across the water. A stone seawall and small beach lie between the landscaped lawn and the blue water in the foreground.

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

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U.S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-marine-hospital-norfolk-virginia-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.