Postcard

Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2026.7.26

Description

Black-and-White photograph postcard showing a large open room with chairs and a large fireplace. No photographer's mark. Used, undivided pack, postmarked Ray Brook, NY, October 5, [no year]. Handwritten message on front reads, "This is a picture of solarium where we spend an hour each evening, only piano is not in the picture. I am feeling usually well, only I lost a pound last week - my first loss. If walking did it, am not going to walk so much. These are lovely days. Why doesn't Mrs. McRae answer my letter? Write soon. Isadore." Mailed to Mr. Frank J. Wooster, Fulton, NY, c/o McRae & Son.

Subject Place

Sanatorium

New York State Hospital for Incipient Tuberculosis

Hamlet

Ray Brook

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sanatoriums, Tuberculosis, Solariums

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photograph (1900-Present)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in