Ice Palace at Winter Carnival, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Name/Title

Ice Palace at Winter Carnival, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2022.10.42

Description

Color postcard showing an Ice Palace decorated with American flags and bunting, likely for the 1915 Winter Carnival. Printed caption on front reads, "Ice Palace at Winter Carnival, Saranac Lake, N.Y." Printed by the Santway Photo Craft Company, Inc., Star Lake, NY. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Saranac Lake, October 25, 1918. Handwritten message on back reads, "Afterglow, Oct. 24, 1918. Dear Friends, thanks for the films & photos. So kind of you to remember one. We are having ideal Indian summer weather. Influenza has been very bad, but has not hit us yet. Hope you have kept free from. With love to your sister and your mother. Mrs. A. A. Jones." Mailed to Mons. & Madam R. Cheniez, 601 West 127th Street, New York City, NY.

Subject Place

Structure

Ice Palace

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

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

Ice palaces, Winter carnivals, Influenza

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in