A real photographic postcard, Potternger's Sanatorium, Monrovia, ca. 1920s.
Entry/Object ID
2015.518.2.3
Description
A real photographic postcard, Potternger's Sanatorium, Monrovia, ca. 1920s. There is a main building and individual bungalows built for the care of people suffering from tuberculosis. Th complex was managed by Dr. Frances Marion Pottenger, officially named Pottenger Sanitorium for Diseases of the Throat and Lungs. The main building is several stories tall with the smaller bungalows at the bottom of the hill. The postcard was used but the text has been mostly erased. It includes an azo postage stamp box. With minor discoloration, the object is in good condition.
