Saranac Lake Village, Adirondack Mts., N.Y.

Postcard

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Saranac Lake Village, Adirondack Mts., N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.174

Description

Color postcard showing a view of downtown Saranac Lake from Mt. Pisgah. Printed caption on front reads, "Saranac Lake Village, Adirondack Mts., N.Y." Printed by the Rotograph Co., NYC. Used, divided back, postmarked Saranac Lake, November 23, 1910. Handwritten message on reverse reads, "Nov. 23, 1910. Dear Brother, Arthur's Father passed away at 7:30 last night. A telegram was sent him to-ward the end, but everybody missed him at the station & he did not know it till he reached the house. It is a terrible sorrow. Love, Sister." Mailed to Mr. H. A. Avery, 226 Warren St., Brooklyn, NY.

Subject Place

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

Villages, Downtown districts

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Publisher

The Rotograph Co.

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

November 23, 1910

Postmark Place

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Transcription

Transcription

Nov. 23, 1910. Dear Brother, Arthur's Father passed away at 7:30 last night. A telegram was sent him to-ward the end, but everybody missed him at the station & he did not know it till he reached the house. It is a terrible sorrow. Love, Sister.

Transcriber

Monks-Kelly, Chessie

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in