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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The United States Veterans Administration Hospital, located at 13000 Sayre Street in Sylmar was the first Veterans Bureau hospital to be constructed on the Pacific Coast. It consisted of twenty buildings costing approximately $1,500,000 and had one of the finest tubercular institutions in the world. Upon completion, it could accommodated 232 beds, and in case of an emergency, could handle 1,000 cases. The American Legion medical committee headed by Dr. Browning, assisted the Veteran's Bureau in drawing the plans and superintending the work. The hospital stood until the earthquake on Feb. 9, 1971, when it collapsed. The site is now a tree-shaded park with a view of Pacoima Canyon and a plaque memorializing the quake's 65 dead. Photograph caption dated August 31, 1961 reads, "John D. Alderman, left, director of San Fernando Veterans Hospital, looks over the results of an American Legion-hospital project to assemble hobby horses for hospitalized crippled children. Builder of toys is Legionnaire Ralph D. Lopez, front, who used the hospital's woodworking shop. Looking on is Legionnaire Lyman Waite, rear." Mr. John D. Alderman is actually pictured at right in photograph.
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American Legion Veterans Administration Hospital (San Fernando, Calif.) Veterans Administration Hospital (San Fernando, Calif.)--Employees Hospitals--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Veterans' hospitals--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Veterans--United States Hobbyhorses--California--Los Angeles Rocking horses--California--Los Angeles Toys--California--Los Angeles Pointing (Gesture)--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Sylmar (Los Angeles) Sylmar (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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