Postcard

Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2026.1.1

Description

Please note: Historic Saranac Lake acknowledges that historical records may contain harmful language or imagery that reflects attitudes and biases of their time. HSL does not alter, edit, or modify original records or original captions, as they are part of the historical record. Black-and-White photograph postcard of a float in a Winter Carnival parade from an unidentified year. The float is a horse-drawn sled with a Native American-style blanket over a wooden frame. There is a young person in "Native" costume standing behind the float. A handwritten note on the card reads, "Indian Travois and Papoose Cradle on the Oregon Trail." Photograph by William Kollecker. Unused, divided back, white border.

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

Native peoples, Parades & processions, Winter carnivals, Sleds & sleighs

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Publisher

Kollecker, William F.

Place Printed

City

Saranac Lake

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in