Percy Jones General Hospital Postcard, Sent Home from Fort Custer Military Training Base, August 12, 1944
THF721069 / Percy Jones General Hospital Postcard, Sent Home from Fort Custer Military Training Base, August 12, 1944
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Artifact Overview
In August 1942, the United States Army purchased the former main building of John Harvey Kellogg's Battle Creek, Michigan, sanitarium. It was remodeled and rededicated as Percy Jones Army Hospital. By the end of World War II, the hospital and its associated facilities were the Army's largest medical installation. Reactivated during the Korean War, Percy Jones closed permanently in 1954.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
circa 1943
Subject Date
12 August 1944
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.57.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.375 in
Width: 5.5 in
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