Privates Stacey and Kelley, Former Lincoln Plant Employees, Convalesce at Percy Jones Hospital, April 1945
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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
Photographic print
Date Made
07 April 1945
Subject Date
07 April 1945
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.833.P.81590.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.00 in
Width: 11.00 in
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