Camp Devens Ayer, Mass.

Postcard

Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.88.27

Subject

Four-panel foldable postcard of Camp Devens (now known as Fort Devens) in Ayer, Massachusetts. Black and white. The postcard primarily shows the multitude of barracks at the camp but some other structures are visible as well. "Camp Devens Ayer, Mass." is printed on the first panel of the post card, with "Copyright Sanborn Photo. Co. 1917" printed in the lower left corner next to it. The reverse of the last panel has "Interesting Facts" about Camp Devens printed on it, including the camp size (2 miles), area (10,000 acres) and others. The reverse of the first panel has a spot for addressing the postcard. Handwritten in that space is "Mrs. A. G. Walker Saranac Lake NY Upper Broadway."

Subject Person/Organization

US Army

Subject Place

Camp

Camp Devens

City

Ayer

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Military camps

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Undivided Back (1901-1907)

Publisher

Sanborn Photo Co.

Date Published

1917

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

December 1917

Postmark Place

City

Fitchburgh

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Addressee

Name

Mrs. A. G. Walker

Address

Street

Upper Broadway

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Unfolded

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

24-1/4 in