Algonquin Hotel and Lower Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Postcard

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Algonquin Hotel and Lower Saranac Lake, N. Y.

Entry/Object ID

2024.3.4

Description

Color postcard showing the Algonquin Hotel under a full moon. Printed caption on front reads, "Algonquin Hotel and Lower Saranac Lake, N. Y." Printed by the Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., New York. Used, divided back, postmarked Bloomingdale, NY, August 7, 1914. Handwritten message on back reads, "Bloomingdale Aug. 7, 1914. Dear Mrs. Chandler, just a line to say hope you are all well at home. How is Ed an [sic] how is he getting a [?]. Hop [sic] he is lots better. I am well and having a good time sleep in a tent healthy see. Got a letter from the post mistress and a card from Jim. Write more. Yours with love, Rosina. Lovely day [?]." Mailed to Mrs. G. Chandler, No. Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co., New York.

Subject Place

Business

Hotel Algonquin

Body of Water

Lower Saranac Lake

Region

Adirondacks, The

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

Hotels, Bodies of water, Moon, Moonlight, Night

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Publisher

Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.

Place Published

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

August 7, 1914, 7:00PM

Postmark Place

Hamlet

Bloomingdale

Town

St. Armand

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Addressee

Name

Mrs. G. Chandler

Address

City
No. Stockholm
State/Province
NY

Transcription

Transcription

Bloomingdale Aug. 7, 1914. Dear Mrs. Chandler, just a line to say hope you are all well at home. How is Ed an [sic] how is he getting a [?]. Hop [sic] he is lots better. I am well and having a good time sleep in a tent healthy see. Got a letter from the post mistress and a card from Jim. Write more. Yours with love, Rosina. Lovely day [?].

Transcriber

Monks-Kelly, Chessie

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Web Links and URLs

https://localwiki.org/hsl/Hotel_Algonquin