The Rita
The Rita
This color postcard illustrates a serene rural landscape named "The Rita" near White Lake, showcasing several multi-storied, red-roofed buildings amidst lush greenery, vibrant gardens, and scattered trees, with a backdrop of distant hills and a picturesque lake. The foreground features a main building with a wide porch adorned with visitors, surrounded by a similarly designed secondary structure and additional amenities like garages and a sports court, emphasizing a tranquil and recreational setting from an earlier era.
Name/Title
The RitaEntry/Object ID
chs-012098Description
This unused color postcard illustrates a serene rural landscape named "The Rita" near White Lake, showcasing several multi-storied, red-roofed buildings amidst lush greenery, vibrant gardens, and scattered trees, with a backdrop of distant hills and a picturesque lake. The foreground features a main building with a wide porch adorned with visitors, surrounded by a similarly designed secondary structure and additional amenities like garages and a sports court, emphasizing a tranquil and recreational setting from an earlier era. The back shows the back of a vintage postcard, primarily in a beige color with blue text and a blue square indicating where to place a stamp. The text references "The Rita," located on White Lake and high in the Catskill Mountains, New York, and includes a phone number for Timothy Driscoll. There is also a visible aged stain running down the middle, giving it an authentic old look, and it’s marked Kauneonga Lake, N.Y. at the bottom.Subject Person/Organization
Stoddard, Edward J. (Ed), 1937?-Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
White Lake (populated place) - Town of Bethel - Sullivan County - New YorkContext
As a child, Ed Stoddard spent summers with his maternal grandfather, Timothy Driscoll, proprietor of "The Rita" and postmaster of the Kauneonga Lake, N.Y. post office.Collection
Norma Stoddard CollectionCategory
Stoddard
Families