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Cherry Hospital Goldsboro, NC Mental Hospital Litho Postcard Circa 1910
Cherry Hospital Goldsboro, NC Mental Hospital Litho Postcard Circa 1910

Cherry Hospital Goldsboro, NC Mental Hospital Litho Postcard Circa 1910

$ 15.83

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Some wear, writing as shown. Cancel front as shown
  • Type: Printed (Lithograph)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Features: Hand Colored Print
  • State: North Carolina
  • City/Region: Goldsboro
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Modified Item: No
  • Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
  • Theme: US States, Cities & Towns
  • Postage Condition: Posted

    Description

    Eastern Hospital Goldsboro, NC Mental Hospital Litho Postcard Circa 1910. Hand Colored. Published by Greensboro Book Store.
    Now known as Cherry hospital
    It was the sole mental institution for African-Americans in the state until the Civil Rights Act came along in 1964 and forced Cherry Hospital (it had been renamed for the former governor R. Gregg Cherry in 1959) to desegregate and start admitting white patients.
    Shipped First Class