The photograph shows the U.S. Veterans Hospital in Tucson, a large Spanish Colonial Revival complex with a central tower and tiled roofs, viewed across open desert with ocotillo and other cacti in the foreground. The hospital was part of the federal veterans' care system that expanded after World War I, and its design drew on the region's Spanish colonial past. In Tucson, the desert setting and the building's tower and tiled roofs made it a recognizable landmark.
Real photo postcard with caption in negative; light speckling/dust on image; no border visible.
No postmark. Divided-back real-photo postcard, glossy, no white border. Handwritten location note "TOCSON, ARIZ" and dealer marks "RMLJ" / "$10-" on back; no stamp and no address written.
Cite this card
U.S. Veterans Hospital, Tucson, AZ, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/u-s-veterans-hospital-tucson-az-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
