Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
2022.83.173Description
Photograph postcard showing two men on the porch of a platform tent. They are both seated in canvas deck chairs. Used, undivided back, white space at left for message. Handwritten message on front reads, “Have just been removed from this and am now in the infirmary. I really don't know what for. Never felt better... Caught a little cold last night. Don't you think the tent looks comfortable? Guess I will be home in a short time. Earl.” Mailed to Miss Florence May Powell, New Baltimore, Greene County, N.Y.Subject Place
Sanatorium
New York State Hospital for Incipient TuberculosisHamlet
Ray BrookState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaCollection
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
Tuberculosis, Patients, Sanatoriums, TentsPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
circa 1905Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
October 25, 1905Postmark Place
Hamlet
Ray BrookState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaTranscription
Transcription
Have just been removed from this and am now in the infirmary. I really don't know what for. Never felt better... Caught a little cold last night. Don't you think the tent looks comfortable? Guess I will be home in a short time. Earl.Transcriber
Monks-Kelly, ChessieDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
