Lake at U.S. Naval Hospital

Photograph of a sailor rowing a boat on Lake Norconian at the U.S. Naval Hospital. The Lake Norconian Club was originally opened in 1928 and was a resort for the wealthy and Hollywood elite. During the Great Depression the resort shutdown. The U.S. Navy purchased the facility and land just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The facility was converted into a hospital to treat the ill and wounded U.S. Armed Forces., This is a digital image, the original was returned to the donor after scanning.
Abstract/Description: Photograph of a sailor rowing a boat on Lake Norconian at the U.S. Naval Hospital. The Lake Norconian Club was originally opened in 1928 and was a resort for the wealthy and Hollywood elite. During the Great Depression the resort shutdown. The U.S. Navy purchased the facility and land just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The facility was converted into a hospital to treat the ill and wounded U.S. Armed Forces.
Subject(s): NORCO - In General
Norco, CA
Date Created: 1945
Title: Lake at U.S. Naval Hospital.
Name(s): Alton, Abner Lonnie, donor
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: Photograph
Date Created: 1945
Date Valid: 1939-1945
Other Date: 04/17/2013
Publisher: Corona Public Library, W.D. Addison Heritage Room
Physical Form: jpeg
Extent: 1483 x 1048 | 4.45MB
Abstract/Description: Photograph of a sailor rowing a boat on Lake Norconian at the U.S. Naval Hospital. The Lake Norconian Club was originally opened in 1928 and was a resort for the wealthy and Hollywood elite. During the Great Depression the resort shutdown. The U.S. Navy purchased the facility and land just before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The facility was converted into a hospital to treat the ill and wounded U.S. Armed Forces.
Identifier(s): MIL-aaa-242a (local)
Note(s):

This is a digital image, the original was returned to the donor after scanning.
Subject(s): NORCO - In General
Norco, CA
Held by: Corona Public Library Digital Repository
Location: D2
Restrictions on Access: City of Corona
Is Part Of: Photograph Collection.
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