Name/Title
State Hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack MountainsEntry/Object ID
2025.1.80Description
Color postcard showing the Main Building at the New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, AKA Ray Brook Sanatorium, prior to the addition of the Pryor and McDonald Wings. Printed caption on front reads, "State Hospital, Ray Brook, Adirondack Mountains." Printed by Detroit Publishing Co. Used, undivided back, white border with small space for message at front bottom, postmarked Saranac Lake, July 18, 1908.
Handwritten message on front is illegible but is signed "Hattie Benoit." Mailed to Mrs. N. J. Winkler, Seneca Street, Buffalo, NY.ra
[Part of a group of cards mailed from various writers in Saranac Lake to Mrs. N. J. Winkler of Buffalo. See 2025.1.77 - 2025.1.84 for the rest of the cards.]Subject Place
Sanatorium
New York State Hospital for Incipient TuberculosisHamlet
Ray BrookState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaCollection
Ann Pecora Diamond CollectionLexicon
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
Sanatoriums, TuberculosisPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Undivided Back (1901-1907)Publisher
Detroit Publishing CompanyPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
July 18, 1908Postmark Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
