Summer Flood

Name/Title

Summer Flood

Entry/Object ID

2022.83.201

Description

Black-and-White photograph postcard showing an unidentified body of water. Printed caption on front reads, “Summer Flood.” No printer’s mark. Used, divided back, postmarked Saranac Lake, October 28, 190[?]. Handwritten message on reverse reads, “I am doing finely. Have acquired a terrible appetite. Tell Flory to write to Aunt Ethel. I will send a card to her next time.It is very cold here. I sit out 8 to 10 hours each day. Ethel. 10 Elm Street.” Mailed to Mrs. Albert Griffin, Lockwood, Trumbull Co., Ohio.

Collection

Ann Pecora Diamond 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

Bodies of water

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in