Name/Title
Mt. Ampersand Across Middle Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake, N. Y. Adirondack Mts.Entry/Object ID
2026.3.39Description
Color linen postcard showing a view of mountains across a lake. Printed caption on front reads, "Mt. Ampersand Across Middle Saranac Lake, Saranac Lake, N. Y. Adirondack Mts." Printed by C. W. Hughes & Co., Inc., Mechanicville, NY. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked Trudeau, NY, September 3, 1938.
Handwritten message on reverse reads, "Dear Gladys, The beauty is even more beautiful than this card. The weather is cold. I'm slightly homesick. Willie thinks I'm a sap. The work is always the same no excitement we [mind?] 3 pts. & have to empty spit cups. Will write a letter next time. Love from B. I. G. G. L. S. [?] 'Winnie.' Willie says she'll burn this if she gets it." Mailed to Miss Gladys Morgan, Highland Hospital, Rochester, N. Y. Nurses Home.Subject Place
Body of Water
Middle Saranac LakeTown
HarrietstownState/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
Bodies of water, MountainsPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Linen (1930-1945)Publisher
C. W. Hughes & Co., Ltd.Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 in