Berkeley House, Main Street, Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Name/Title

Berkeley House, Main Street, Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

2021.3.41

Description

Color postcard looking east down Main Street from the intersection of Broadway and Main Street. The Berkeley Hotel/House is visible at left, and Leonard's Department Store at right. Used, divided back, postmarked October 1, 1912, Saranac Lake, NY. Printed by the Valentine & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd., New York and Boston. The printed caption on the front of the card reads, "Berkeley House, Main Street, Saranac Lake, N.Y." The handwritten message on the back reads, "My Dear sister B. Many thanks for postal. It is Sunday again and raining. I am able to go to Mass every Sunday, thank God for it. I am feeling very good. Last Tuesday I was 149 lbs. Next Tuesday I expect to be 150. Celia is gaining in weight too. Celia sends love. John Scott." Mailed to Miss B. A. Boyle, c/o Mrs. H. E. Houland, La Forge Cottage, Toura Park, Newport, R.I.

Subject Place

Street

Main Street

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Collection

Florence Wright Tuberculosis Postcard Collection

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

Search Terms

TB Patients

Parts

Count

1