Name/Title
Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N.Y.Entry/Object ID
2021.6.168Description
Color postcard showing the Prescott House, AKA Reception Hospital. Printed caption on front reads, "Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N.Y." Printed by Valentine & Sons Publishing Co., New York and Boston. Used, divided back, postmarked Saranac Lake, November 30, 1910. Handwritten note on front reads, "Hope will get good [?]. They are very strict." Handwritten message on back reads, "Saranac Lake, Nov 29th. Your very thotful bunch of pretty sweetpeas came this A.M. and look very good indeed on the dresser. It has snowed 6 in. today and the trees are covered. Great contrast. At last I go to the hospital tomorrow morning for a two month's stay. My Dr. examined me today. Have not been improvind as I should--tho some. It's a might dullard [?] life. Keep well. Many many thanks for flowers. L. B. M." Mailed to Miss Ethel M. Mumma, R.R., Cor. Salem Pike & Philadelphia Road, Dayton, Ohio.Subject Place
Sanatorium
Franklin Avenue, 129Street
Franklin AvenueCity
Saranac LakeState/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
Hospitals, Sanatoriums, TuberculosisDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
