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Identifier	clloy_191
Title	Air view, U. S. Veterans Administration, Los Angeles, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1930-1945
Subject (Topic)	Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Veterans' hospitals--California--Los Angeles
Subject (Place)	Westwood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Tichnor Art Company
Place of Publication	L.A. [i.e. Los Angeles]
Language	eng
Description	An aerial view of the Veterans' Administration buildings in Westwood, California, looking north near the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and Federal Ave. Much of the surrounding area is undeveloped park or fields.
Historical Background	The Veterans' Administration Hospital is located near Sawtelle Boulevard in West Los Angeles. It was established by the United States Government in 1888 as the Pacific branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. Santa Monica founders John P. Jones and Robert S. Baker donated 300 acres and $50,000 for the new facility, which was designed by architect Stanford White, and could accommodate 2,000 beds. The 114-acre Los Angeles National Cemetery located just north of Wilshire Boulevard started as a small hill on land donated by rancho owner John Wolfskill. By the end of the 19th century, the facility included a library, theater, dining hall, chapel, post office, laundry, and barracks. By the 1950s, it had grown to encompass approximately 175 buildings spread over 700 acres.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 71076
Additional Notes	Printed on linten textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection