Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.138

Description

Black-and-White photograph postcard showing a small cabin/camp seen through the woods. A woman is standing on the porch. No photographer's mark. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Saranac Inn, July 9, 1945. Handwritten message on reverse reads, "7/8. Dear AB - Had hoped to see you before my vacation. One mad rush. You'd rave over this place and the scenery. Left H 3:15 P. M. Sun 7/1. Hot! Phew! Can you imagine me in an upper berth? Train over 1h & 20 m. late. Cheerio! [?] Emma on guest porch." Mailed to Miss Agnes Barry, Aetna Life Ins. Co., 151 Farmington Ave., Hartford, Conn.

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

Camps, Cabins, Vacations

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

July 9, 1945

Postmark Place

Hamlet

Saranac Inn

Town

Santa Clara

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in