WEST DORMITORY, EL ENCANTO CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, CA. 1940

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WEST DORMITORY, EL ENCANTO CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, CA. 1940

Entry/Object ID

97.2.1.1

Description

WEST DORMITORY, EL ENCANTO CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL, CA. 1940 Photograph, Reproduction: A black and white reproduction photograph of the west wing dormitory of El Encanto Convalescent Hospital, ca. 1940. The location is the former west wing patio of La Casa Nueva. Shown is the original snapshot photographed on a copy stand, with some border visible around the original photo. Depicted are sets of beds on the sides of the space with small night stands between them. At the rear are seven senior citizen residents seated at tables and eating a meal. Two nurses stand at the rear of the room near the residents. A carpeted runner is seen in the aisle between the beds. The heater (removed in 1996) is visible at left toward the rear of the room. The condition is mint. None Number-Units: 1

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Documentary Artifact, Photographs, City of Industry (Calif.)--Homestead Museum--La Casa Nueva, Hospitals, Convalescent--City of Industry (Calif.)

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