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Title: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Description: Color postcard with an image of the street corner in front of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan. Cars are parked in front of and alongside the hospital; a few kiosks and pedestrians are seen on the sidewalk. | Printed at bottom right of front: "c. by Irving Underhill." Caption listing hospital divisions at top of back.| Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Streets, Automobiles, Pedestrians, People, Underhill, Irving, -1960
ID: nycm_090
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Description: Black-and-white postcard with street view of New York Eye and Infirmary in Manhattan. The windows have striped awnings. Pedestrians are gathered on the corner and a small crowd is seen at the entrance on the right side. A parked car is visible in front of an apartment building on the left. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Gene to his mother, Mrs. Frances Sukowski of Webster, Mass. He says he is at the hospital and will write her a long letter tomorrow.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Streets, Awnings, People, Pedestrians, Apartment houses, Automobiles, Dwellings
ID: nycm_298
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: City Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of City Hospital on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island). Brick and stone buildings and a grassy lawn are visible; a white flag with a cross is raised on top of the main entrance. Two men sit in front of a stone building on the right-hand side. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Bee to Mrs. M. L. Casselbury about Grandma French's death and the upcoming funeral and burial.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, City Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Charity Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Prison hospitals, Public hospitals, Lawns, Flags, Men, People, Crosses, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.), Blackwell's Island (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycm_054
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Harlem Hospital
Description: Color postcard with elevated corner view of Harlem Hospital's brick building in Manhattan with fenced-in grounds in front; trees line the sidewalk in front, and lampposts edge the sidewalk on the side. Groups of people are visible near the right corner of the building. Neighboring apartment buildings are also visible down the side streets. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Harlem Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Lawns, Sidewalks, People, Pedestrians, Lampposts, Apartment houses, Automobiles, Dwellings
ID: nycm_256
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Long Island State Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing Long Island State Hospital in Brooklyn. The hospital is a red brick building with stone columns and steps and a wide lawn in front; an American flag can be seen on the rooftop. A person stands just to the left of the building steps.| Handwritten message on back to Etta discussing the exchange of Christmas cards; writer also mentions that Guy is slowly getting better. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Long Island State Hospital, Brooklyn State Hospital, Public hospitals, State hospitals, Psychiatric hospitals, Flags -- United States, People, Lawns, Columns, Psychiatric hospital care
ID: nycbk_090
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Dr. Campbell's Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing Dr. Campbell's Hospital (later Trinity Hospital) in Brooklyn. The hospital is a white wooden building with an American flag atop a cupola; two men walk down the sidewalk in front. The building is encircled by a metal fence and a few trees are seen on the sidewalk. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Hattie to Mrs. J. C. Armstrong of Paulding, Ohio. Hattie writes that the paralysis is not so bad and that there have been 33 deaths on their street. [Considering the date of the postcard, she is presumably referring to the polio epidemic of 1916.]
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Dr. Campbell's Hospital, Trinity Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Poliomyelitis -- New York (State) -- New York, Men, Pedestrians, People, Housing, Single family, Dwellings, Trees, Flags -- United States, Campbell, William Francis, 1865-1926
ID: nycbk_041
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Jamaica Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with image of Jamaica Hospital's wooden building from across a Queens street. There is snow on the ground and a woman stands in front of the building; a horse and carriage are partially visible on the left-hand side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Carrie to Mrs. Ada F. Smith of Freeport, Long Island, telling her she has arrived at home.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, Jamaica Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Porches, Snow, People, Pedestrians, Trees
ID: nycq_021
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Presbyterian Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Presbyterian Hospital's brick building and the cobblestoned Manhattan street in front. Surrounding buildings are visible, including a church (probably St. James's Church), as are horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians. A fenced-in area with shrubbery is visible. | Printed at bottom of front: "No. 5102 Published by The American News Company, New York, Leipzig, and Dresden." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Presbyterian Hospital (New York, N.Y.), New York Presbyterian Hospital, Horses, Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Fences, People, Pedestrians, Streets, Church buildings, Cobblestone roads, Shrubs
ID: nycm_381
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Gouverneur Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Gouverneur Hospital's four-story building in Manhattan with its striped awnings over the windows; people and cars are seen in the foreground, part of the street is visible. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Gouverneur Hospital, Automobiles, People, Pedestrians, Awnings, Streets
ID: nycm_247
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Wallabout Market and United States Marine Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with an elevated view of Wallabout Market and United States Marine Hospital in Brooklyn. A few people can be seen walking around the market. | Printed on back: Brooklyn Eagle Post Card Series 16, No. 92. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Old United States Naval Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Wallabout Market (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Markets, People, Pedestrians, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Newspapers, Hospitals, United States -- Marine Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Hospital buildings
ID: nycbk_180
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Vincent's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan from the opposite street corner. The intersection is seen, as well as pedestrians and a trolley; surrounding buildings are also visible. | Printed on front at bottom left: "Photo by M. Gorodess." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital buildings, Catholic hospitals, St. Vincent’s Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York, People, Pedestrians, Cable cars (Streetcars), Lampposts, Fences, Gorodess, M., Hospitals
ID: nycm_446
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Doctors Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Doctors Hospital in Manhattan from across a wide lawn edged by trees. People sitting on benches are visible at the edge of the lawn. Printed on divider on back: Photograph by Hugh M. Miller Jr. | Postcard sent with three-cent Thomas Jefferson stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Rheba to Mrs. Eduardo Hurtado in Metuchen, N.J., letting her know that Mildred is not well.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital buildings, Doctors Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Grass, Lawns, Benches, People, Carl Schurz Park (New York, N.Y.), Miller, Hugh M., Jr., Hospitals
ID: nycm_222
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

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