Name/Title
Lake Flower, Saranac Lake, N. Y. McKensize and Haystack Mts. in DistanceEntry/Object ID
2024.1.444Description
Color postcard showing the view east across Lake Flower. Buildings are visible on the far side of the lake. Printed caption on front reads, "Lake Flower, Saranac Lake, N. Y. McKensize and Haystack Mts. in Distance." Printed by C. W. Hughes & Co., Inc., Mechanicville, NY. Used, divided back, white border, linen texture, postmarked Saranac Lake, November 26, 1940.
Handwritten message on reverse reads, "Mr. Smith [?] visited me yesterday afternoon, two men came this morning and took my fingerprints under the Alien Registration Act. They seemed surprised at the depth and clearness of the lines. Ernest Wilcox has T. B. and is in a nearby sanitarium. Gussie and the baby are fine. The lake is frozen over and covered with snow." Mailed to Mrs. Mainwaring, St. Albans, Brockville, Ont.Subject Place
Body of Water
Lake FlowerCity
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaLexicon
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
Villages, Bodies of waterPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Linen (1930-1945)Publisher
C. W. Hughes & Co., Ltd.Place Published
City
MechanicvilleState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
November 26, 1940Postmark Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in
