Letter

Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2026.3.57

Description

Envelope with "Good Cheer" Trotty Veck Messages printed return address. Envelope has blank for writing return address, and an image of Trotty Veck, "the Optimist." Used, postmarked Sutherland, NE, May 23, 1945. Contains letter sent from Mrs. E. W. Ellis to Miss Alameda Green. Letter begins, "This note is for all three of you but the envelope is for the hobbyist. I have one of the little books that belongs in this envelope at home that I'll show you when I can." The rest discusses her husband's health and the goings-on at the hospital.

Subject Person/Organization

The Trotty Veck Messengers

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Advice, Tuberculosis

Letter Details

Letter Date

May 23, 1945

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Envelope

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

6-1/2 in