Name/Title
Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, Adirondacks.Entry/Object ID
2022.91.1Description
Color postcard showing the south and west faces of Reception Hospital, AKA Prescott House. A man is seated on the edge of the first floor cure porch window, and someone can just be seen sitting in a cure chair on the porch. Printed caption on front reads, "Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, Adirondacks." Used, divided back, postmarked Boonville, NY, October 2, [?]. Printed by Burton & Spooner Co., Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY. Handwritten message on back reads, "Dear Mary, I just got my teeth pulled they won't hurt anymore. The first one hurt dreadful but the second one came all right. Hope you are well. With love, Elizabeth." Mailed to Miss Mary Wasmuth, Port Leyden, NY, c/o Mrs. Depan.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
Tuberculosis, Hospitals, SanatoriumsDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
