Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Name/Title

Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2023.52.391

Description

Postcard showing Reception Hospital, AKA Prescott House. Printed caption on front reads, "Reception Hospital, Saranac Lake, N.Y." Printed bythe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., New York. Used, divided back, postmarked Richfield Springs, NY, September 23, 1909. Handwritten message on back reads, "Received your letter the other day and was glad to hear from you the children were pleased with their cards they were very pretty. From Lizzie. Ans. soon." Mailed to Mrs. Mabel McClusky, 104 Washington St., Utica, New York.

Subject Place

Sanatorium

Franklin Avenue, 129

Street

Franklin Avenue

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Collection

Donato "Dan" Ruggiero Collection

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

Hospitals, Sanatoriums, Tuberculosis

Search Terms

Sanatorium, Reception Hospital, Prescott House, Curing (TB)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in