Adirondack Mountains, the Ampersand

Name/Title

Adirondack Mountains, the Ampersand

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.78

Description

Color postcard showing a view of the Ampersand Hotel from across Lower Saranac Lake. People can be seen in boats on the water. Printed caption on front reads, "Adirondack Mountains, the Ampersand." Printed by Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME. Used, undivided back, white space at bottom front for message, postmarked Saranac Lake, October 3, [year missing]. Handwritten message on front is in German and has not been translated. Mailed to M. Edward Winkler, 159 Seymour St., Buffalo, NY. [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

Business

Ampersand Hotel

Body of Water

Lower Saranac Lake

Region

Adirondacks, The

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Collection

Ann Pecora Diamond 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

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Boats, Bodies of water, Hotels

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Undivided Back (1901-1907)

Publisher

Hugh C. Leighton, Co.

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

October 3

Postmark Place

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in