14--Infirmary Building, Raybrook Sanatorium, between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, N.Y.

Name/Title

14--Infirmary Building, Raybrook Sanatorium, between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.195

Description

Color postcard showing the Infirmary Building at New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, AKA Ray Brook Sanatorium, looking across the golf course. Printed caption on front reads, "14--Infirmary Building, Raybrook Sanatorium, between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid, N.Y." Printed by C. W. Hughes & Co., Inc., Mechanicville, NY. Used, divided back, postmarked Ray Brook, November 13, 1942. Handwritten message on back reads, "Raybrook, N.Y. Dear Anne, Rec'd your card. It was nice of you to think of me. I am feeling fine and hope not to be here too long although it's a grand place. Meals are delicious. Drs. are especially nice. Bernice [?]." Mailed to Miss Anna Widrich, Lisbon, NY.

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

Sanatoriums, Hospitals, Tuberculosis

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in