Postcard

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.271

Description

Black-and-White photograph postcard of an early-style automobile decorated with faux flowers for a Winter Carnival parade. Two people are seated in the car. A street sign for Bloomingdale Avenue and Margaret Street is visible behind them. Photograph by the Adirondack Art Store, Saranac Lake. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Saranac Lake, February 1, 1917. Handwritten message on reverse reads, "Terrible crowd in Saranac. Wish you was all here." Mailed to Mr. G. W. Fribance [?], 133 Whiting Lane, Hartford, Conn.

Subject Place

Street

Bloomingdale Avenue, Margaret Street

City

Saranac Lake

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

Winter carnivals, Parades & processions, Floats (Parades), Automobiles

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Publisher

Adirondack Art Store

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in