National Soldiers Home - Postcards
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The Mountain
Branch of the National Soldiers Home was the subject of a large number
of postcards during the early decades of the Twentieth Century. The beautiful
landscaped grounds as well as the scale of the campus were unmatched at
the time in the State of Tennessee. The National Soldiers Home buildings
and furnishings were valued at over $3 million at a time when the assessed
value of the entire Town of Johnson City was $750,000. Note the final
postcard image showing a view of downtown Johnson City contrasted with
the Soldiers Home Hospital. |
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