Name/Title
State Hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mountains.Entry/Object ID
1990.1.1Description
Color postcard showing the Main Building at the New York State Hospital at Ray Brook AKA Ray Brook Sanatorium. Printed caption on front reads, "State Hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mountains." Used, divided back, white border, postmarked April 17, 1908, Saranac Lake, N.Y. Printed by Detroit Publishing Company, copyright 1907. Handwritten message on the back reads, "My dear Miss Deming: Have been here since March 1st and am doing very well indeed. Weight has increased up to 196 lbs. Would give anything to get sight of Litchfield. I get very homesick at times. Dr. Baldwin insists upon institutional work for me, so presume that it is what the future has in store. Regards, Dr. Ratton [?]" Addressed to Miss Clarissa Deming, Litchfield, Conn.
From the collection of Dr. Richard F. Kegel.Subject Place
Structure
Main BuildingSanatorium
New York State Hospital for Incipient TuberculosisHamlet
Ray BrookState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Tuberculosis, SanatoriumsPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Divided Back (1907-1915)Publisher
Detroit Publishing CompanyPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
April 17, 1908, 11AMPostmark Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaAddressee
Name
Miss Clarissa DemingAddress
City
LitchfieldState/Province
CTTranscription
Transcription
My dear Miss Deming: Have been here since March 1st and am doing very well indeed. Weight has increased up to 196 lbs. Would give anything to get sight of Litchfield. I get very homesick at times. Dr. Baldwin insists upon institutional work for me, so presume that it is what the future has in store. Regards, Dr. Ratton [?]Language
EnglishDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
