Airplane View of State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, Ray Brook, New York

Postcard

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Airplane View of State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, Ray Brook, New York

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.389

Description

Photograph postcard showing an aerial view of the New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis in Ray Brook. Printed caption on front reads, "Airplane View of State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis, Ray Brook, New York." Has hand-written "x" over a porch on the McDonald Wing, and an "o" over a window. Stamp on back reads, "Copyrighted and registered 1922," no other photographer's marks. Used, divided back, not mailed. Handwritten message on back reads, "Dear 'Bird' Where I marked the X is porch where I cure and O is window by my bed. Mrs. Gorman is visiting in Saranac and came over to see me yesterday she said she would love to stay here for awhile. I weigh 126 1/4. will send you a picture of myself soon. Eleanor has been in Trenton almost a month and Bill has been in N. Y. for 2 wks. Lots of love to all, Lola. Will write to you soon. Hope you are well. L."

Subject Place

Sanatorium

New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis

Hamlet

Ray Brook

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

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

Sanatoriums, Tuberculosis

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Date Published

1922

Time Period

20th Century

Transcription

Transcription

Dear "Bird" Where I marked the X is porch where I cure and O is window by my bed. Mrs. Gorman is visiting in Saranac and came over to see me yesterday she said she would love to stay here for awhile. I weigh 126 1/4. will send you a picture of myself soon. Eleanor has been in Trenton almost a month and Bill has been in N. Y. for 2 wks. Lots of love to all, Lola. Will write to you soon. Hope you are well. L.

Language

English

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Web Links and URLs

https://localwiki.org/hsl/New_York_State_Hospital_at_Ray_Brook