The Army Hospital Album 33

It looks like our military man has entered civilian life.  The top photo, "Vieva Kost, Marie Edwards."  The second, "Vieva Kost Age 17."  Vieva is such a unique name.  I'd love to know if it's some sort of archaic name that has disappeared from use or if her parents just made it up.  And the final picture, "Ruby April 12, 36."  Yes, I know.  The other photos in this sequence are dated from 1956.  Just based on the clothes and hair, 36 has to be a mistake.

I'll be leaving the army hospital collection (click in labels, etc.) for the next three to five weeks.  When I return to the album, I'll finish it off.  Hey, something to look froward to.

The Army Hospital Album 32

This one isn't the last post from this album, but the final picture in the column is the last photo from the hospital itself.  I've always assumed that all of the photos in this collection are form California.  If that's true, then the river pictures have to be from the Sacramento River valley.

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The Army Hospital Album 31

Well, we've moved from the ocean to the desert.  I'm going out on a limb here.  I think the last two photos were taken in the Red Rock State Park area, just north of Mojave, which is north of L.A.

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The Army Hospital Album 30

Is our patient dreaming of the Pacific Ocean?  The order of the prints sure makes it look that way.  All prints dated,  "APR 56."

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The Army Hospital Album 29

And the (almost) never ending saga of the army hospital album continues.  The top two photos are labeled.  "Lnt. Carson"  I assume that Lnt. stands for Lieutenant.  The second, "Capt. Dr. Hill."  Perhaps someone out there can answer this question.  Are military hospitals segregated by rank.  Since a lieutenant is a patient, does that mean our photographer has to be an officer?

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Donald's Party

Written on the back, "Donalds 3 yr old Party 3573 so Van Ness Ave. 10-11-54"  I know where that's at. More or less.  It would be interesting to head down there some day and compare the picture with what I find.  I think Donald must be the kid, just visible, next to mom.  Who knows, I might even find Donald.

The Co-Ed

In an age where the majority of college students are women, is the term co-ed even used?  Anyway, I have no idea if this young lady is a college student.  There's  nothing written on the back of the print, but she looks the right age and that's some sort of institutional type architecture in the background.  I'm having a hard time guessing when this photo might have been taken.  The hair and the clothes, I think, could have been found as early as the late twenties to the very early fifties, though my feeling is the thirties.