Name/Title
Beginning of the Trudeau Sanatorium, Saranac Lake, N. Y. First Occupied by Dr. & Mrs. TrudeauEntry/Object ID
2026.25.1Description
Color postcard showing a small cottage, likely Little Red [colored tan in the image], in the snow. Printed caption on front reads, "Beginning of the Trudeau Sanatorium, Saranac Lake, N. Y. First Occupied by Dr. & Mrs. Trudeau [note: this is not correct]." Printed by the Hugh C. Leighton Co., Portland, ME. Used, divided back, postmarked Ray Brook, NY, February 10, 1908.
Handwritten message on reverse reads, "Dear Mother, This cottage was the starting of Trudeau's Sanitarium and is where Dr. Trudeau took the cure where he first came up here. There are about 20 cottages at Trudeau's. I sent you a letter yesterday, on the train. Much [?] today. Will send card tomorrow. Kit. Monday noon." Mailed to Mrs. A. L. Congdon, Wallingford, Vermont.Subject Person/Organization
Congdon, ClaraSubject Place
Sanatorium
Trudeau SanatoriumCity
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
Sanatoriums, TuberculosisPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Divided Back (1907-1915)Publisher
Hugh C. Leighton, Co.Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
February 10, 1908Postmark Place
Hamlet
Ray BrookState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaDimensions
Height
5-1/2 inWidth
3-1/2 in