Sanatorium from the South, Ray Brook, Adirondacks, N.Y.

Name/Title

Sanatorium from the South, Ray Brook, Adirondacks, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2022.83.33

Description

Color postcard showing the main building at the New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, AKA Ray Brook Sanatorium with a 1920s-style car in front. There is a small "x" in black ink over one first floor window. Printed caption on front reads, "Sanatorium from the South, Ray Brook, Adirondacks, N.Y." No printer's mark. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Ray Brook, NY, June 13, [?]. Handwritten message on back reads, “Not feeling so good, haven't been allowed out of bed now for a week. Caught cold and almost had the grippe. My "tummie" is on the bum alas. We are having lovely weather. I am out on the poarch [sic] now and like it ever so much. The "x" in the window is where my bed is. Three of us. One from NY city and Buffalo. I like them lots. Regards to all, Frances." Mailed to Mrs. Chas Woodworth, Palmyra, NY.

Subject Place

Structure

Main Building

Sanatorium

New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis

Hamlet

Ray Brook

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

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

Sanatoriums, Tuberculosis

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

White Border (1915-1930)

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

June 13, [?]

Postmark Place

Hamlet

Ray Brook

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Transcription

Not feeling so good, haven't been allowed out of bed now for a week. Caught cold and almost had the grippe. My "tummie" is on the bum alas. We are having lovely weather. I am out on the poarch [sic] now and like it ever so much. The "x" in the window is where my bed is. Three of us. One from NY city and Buffalo. I like them lots. Regards to all, Frances

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in