Main St. Looking Toward Broadway, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Name/Title

Main St. Looking Toward Broadway, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2022.34.51

Description

Black-and-white postcard showing a view down Main Street toward Broadway, with buildings decorated with flags, buntings, and fir trees, likely for Winter Carnival. Printed caption on front reads, "Main St. Looking Toward Broadway, Saranac Lake, N.Y." No printer's mark. Used, undivided back, white border with white text box at right, postmarked Saranac Lake, August 5, 1908. Card appears to have been trimmed about 0.25" at right-hand side. Handwritten message on back reads, "I will come Saturday or Monday as I got your letter last night. Was glad to hear from you. I am... yours Annie." Mailed to Miss Ella Clark, 72 State Street, Ogdensburg, New York.

Subject Place

Street

Main Street

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

Villages, Hotels, Winter carnivals, Downtown districts

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/4 in