Name/Title
Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N. Y.Entry/Object ID
2021.3.124Description
Color postcard showing Prescott House, AKA Reception Hospital. Printed caption on front reads, "Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N. Y." Used, divided back, postmarked Saranac Lake, April 13, 1915. Printed by the Leighton & Valentine Co., NY City. Handwritten message on back reads, "Reception Hospital, Monday. Dear Mrs. Willard: I came up here Saturday and will be here 8 weeks. It is just fine here and I like it very much. My room is just back of where the cross is. I am on porch all day with 4 young men & 1 young lady and they are very nice & pleasant. Send mail to Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake. Florence." Mailed to Mrs. Frank Willard, Woodville, NY. R. F. D.Subject Place
Sanatorium
Franklin Avenue, 129Street
Franklin AvenueCity
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaCollection
Florence Wright Tuberculosis Postcard 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, Hospitals, TuberculosisSearch Terms
TB Patients, Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Patients, Cure, Cure Cottage, Cure Porch, Reception Hospital, Prescott House, Curing (TB), Cure porches, Cure cottagesDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inDimension Notes
5.5" w x 3.5" h
