A single-story brick hospital with a tall brick smokestack, banks of multi-pane windows and a central entrance, with three late-1940s automobiles parked on the drive and a large tree at the right. The lettering on the facade and the caption identify it as the Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton, Iowa, an institution named for a local benefactor whose bequest established the hospital in the early 20th century. The white script caption and negative number are typical of mid-century real-photo hospital views made for local distribution.
Black-and-white photograph with white border; heavy brown staining and a torn/peeled area at the right edge, surface creases and discoloration across the sky.
No postmark. Real-photo postcard with Kodak stamp box ("Kodak / PLACE STAMP HERE / Paper"), divided back with printed "ADDRESS" line, publisher imprint of The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee. Back shows scattered foxing/staining and a few ink smudges; no handwriting anywhere.
Cite this card
Virginia Gay Hospital, Vinton, Iowa, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/virginia-gay-hospital-vinton-iowa-circa-1950. Accessed October 25, 2026.
