Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
2022.83.194Description
Black-and-White photograph postcard showing a young Bill Distin chopping at a tree with an axe. No photographer’s mark. Used, undivided back, white space at bottom front for message, postmarked Saranac Lake, August 24, 1907. Handwritten message on front reads, “Card rec’d, am awfully sorry but nothing has arrived yet. Thought you had given up altogether. Hope all that work was not in vain—the 1 1/2 days taken scrubbing. W.G.D.” Mailed to Miss Ethel E. Brown, Euclid, NY.Subject Person/Organization
Distin, William G., Distin, EthelCollection
Ann Pecora Diamond CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Axes, TreesPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
August 24, 1907Postmark Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaDimensions
Height
5-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 in