'Dad' Freeman at Sawtelle (front)
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Local Identifier
168-5-a-10-12-01
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Postcards, San Luis Obispo County - Postcards
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Originator (org): Katie Sheetz
Container
10
Folder
12
Description
Disabled Civil War veteran Nathan John Freeman (1844-1923) standing in front of a pillar which reads 'Pacific Branch N.H.D.V.S.' The acronym stands for the National Home of Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The Sawtelle Veterans Home in Sawtelle, Los Angeles was built in 1888 to provide care for disabled volunteer soldiers from conflicts starting at the Civil War and ending roughly around the First World War.
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34.059889, -118.465483