Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks

Name/Title

Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks

Entry/Object ID

2024.31.17

Description

Color postcard showing a view of Saranac Lake and Lake Flower from Blood Hill/Lake Street Hill. Printed caption on front reads, "Saranac Lake, N.Y. in the Adirondacks." Printed by the Santway Photo-Craft Company, Inc., Watertown, N.Y. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Saranac Lake, May 17, 1921. Handwritten message on reverse reads, "68 Algonquin Ave., May 16, 1921. Dear little sweetheart, Wish you was here to night. Mildred and I are sitting by the fire it is very cold here and has been ever since you went away. Tell mama to write, I will send some pictures later, good by. From Mrs. G. G. Whitman." Mailed to Miss Eileen Bird, Indianapolis, Ind.

Subject Place

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Neighborhood

Downtown

Body of Water

Lake Flower

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

Villages, Downtown districts, Churches, Bodies of water, Hotels

Transcription

68 Algonquin Ave., May 16, 1921. Dear little sweetheart, Wish you was here to night. Mildred and I are sitting by the fire it is very cold here and has been ever since you went away. Tell mama to write, I will send some pictures later, good by. From Mrs. G. G. Whitman.

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bird, Harvey