N.Y. State Sanitorium, Ray Brook, Adirondacks, N.Y.

Name/Title

N.Y. State Sanitorium, Ray Brook, Adirondacks, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2022.83.47

Description

Color postcard showing a group of tent platforms connected by wooden sidewalks at nighttime. The moon is visible in the sky, and several people are seated on the porches of the tents. Printed caption on front reads, "N.Y. State Sanatorium, Ray Brook, N.Y." Printed in Great Britain. Used, divided back, postmarked Saranac Lake, September 26, 1910. Handwritten message on back reads, "I got here all right but very tired. I find papa to be very low I don't see how he can live the week out. He has lost his voice and he is so thirsty all the time. He told me last night that we would soon be taking him home again. It is so hard to see him suffer. From Ella." Mailed to Miss Mary Corrigan. Boston City Hospital. Boston, Mass.

Subject Place

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, Patients

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in