Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
2025.3.139Description
Black-and-White photograph postcard of a Winter Carnival float featuring large groups of flowers, and people dressed as flowers/plants. A tag hanging off the float reads, "Trudeau Sanatorium, Adirondack Flowers." No photographer's mark. Used, divided back, white border, postmarked February 17, 1924.
Handwritten message on reverse reads, "The colorings were lovely. This is a photograph of the Trudeau float of which you have seen the description in text. E. Mike Eagan is still driving his red-trimmed sleigh. We have had real carnival weather - cold. M. I. B." Mailed to Mrs. Wyle I. Wilson, 240 Roumfourt Ave., Mt. Airy, Penna.Lexicon
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
Winter carnivals, Ice palaces, Tuberculosis, PatientsPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photograph (1900-Present)Date Published
circa 1924Postmark
Date and Time of Postmark
February 17. 1924Postmark Place
City
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of AmericaDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Trudeau SanatoriumRelated Places
Place
Sanatorium
Trudeau SanatoriumCity
Saranac LakeState/Province
New YorkCountry
United States of America