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- Title
- A Part of the Gardens, Home for Incurables
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing part of the garden at the Home for Incurables in the Bronx; some of the hospital building can be seen on the left-hand side. | Card not posted. | Handwritten note on back regarding the garden.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Home for Incurables, St. Barnabas Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Garden walks, Gardens, Flowers, Incurables
- ID
- nycbx_029
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- A Typical Ward, U.S. Army Hospital No. 1
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard of an interior view of a ward for convalescent soldiers at U.S. Army Hospital No. 1 in the Bronx. Soldiers in uniform or robes are seen, both in and out of bed, using wheelchairs, crutches, or in traction. An orderly or nurse is barely visible in the background. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 1, Military hospitals, Soldiers, War casualties, United States -- Army, Hospital wards, Wheelchairs, Beds, Uniforms, Crutches, Orthopedic traction, World War, 1914-1918
- ID
- nycbx_077
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Ambulance Quarters and Power House, New Harlem Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with view of Harlem Hospital's ambulance quarters and power house in Manhattan. A metal fence encloses a yard in front of the buildings; a large industrial chimney is seen on top of the power house. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from C. M. F. to her sister Mrs. Wm. H. Fleming of Glen Moore, Pa., about how lively the city is today for the election. She also writes about her training at Harlem Hospital and Bellevue Hospital.
- 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.), Power-plants, Fences, Lawns, Chimneys, Ambulances, Elections -- New York (State) -- 20th century
- ID
- nycm_250
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- An Abstract of the Patent Granted by His Majesty King George…
- Description
- Patent medicines originated in England in the mid 17th century and were marketed with extravagant claims, offering cures for a host of maladies. Recommendations for dosage were vague, and ingredients (often including opium) were usually not specified. In 1726 Benjamin Okell was granted the royal patent for Dr. Bateman’s Pectoral Drops, a tincture of gambir (an astringent extract from an Asian plant) and opium. Advertisements published in the London Mercury as early as 1721 directed prospective customers to the warehouse and printing shop at Bow's Churchyard, where they could purchase the drops for one shilling. Our copy of the 1731 reprint by Peter Zenger is likely the first piece of medical printing in New York. Zenger, who would later become famous for printing seditious texts, was instrumental in establishing freedom of the press in America. The Academy has the only known copy. Bound with our copy of the abstract is a copy of A Short treatise of the virtues of Dr. Bateman's Pectoral Drops, also issued by Okell and his printing house partners. Here, Batemans efficacy as a treatment for numerous ailments are described in sections dedicated to each. The last section of the treatise offers testimonials from satisfied customers.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Early works to 1800, Fever, Medicine, Patent medicines, Rheumatism
- Title
- Brooklyn Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing a view of Brooklyn Hospital situated on top of a hill; telephone poles and electric poles, an entrance gate, lawn, and a fence encircling the hospital grounds are all visible in foreground. Message space on the right-hand side of image. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital Center (Fort Greene, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Fences, Gatehouses, Driveways, Telephone lines, Electric lines -- Poles and towers
- ID
- nycbk_017
- Geographic Subject
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Centaur Almanac
- Description
- For many nineteenth-century Americans, almanacs produced by patent medicine manufacturers were a trusted source of information, distributed annually by the local pharmacy. By the nineteenth century, many manufacturers produced almanacs with arresting designs featuring plants and animals in eye-catching colors. Pharmaceutical almanacs combined calendars, weather predictions, and horoscopes with advertisements and testimonials for products. This almanac, produced by Centaur Liniments, promoted a medication that promised to remedy a long list of ailments. Good leisure reading for that centaur colony near Hogwarts—within these pages they'd find predictions of the planets' brightest days, which could ease viewing through the thick cover of the Forbidden Forest's trees.
- Collection
- How to Pass Your O.W.L.s at Hogwarts: A Prep Course
- Title
- Chubby's Magic Book
- Description
- Too bad the infant Dudley Dursley didn't get his Aunt Lily's magical abilities....this spellbinding babe is a dead ringer for Harry Potter's first cousin, minus his trademark scowl. Chubby's Magic Book, an advertising pamphlet for Fletcher's Castoria, administered to counteract indigestion, was one of many pamphlets produced by patent medicine manufacturers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also contains images printed in invisible ink. As Hermione might say, "Aparecium!"
- Collection
- How to Pass Your O.W.L.s at Hogwarts: A Prep Course
- 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
- City Hospital at Elmhurst
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with a slightly elevated view of City Hospital in Queens and its surrounding lawns and grounds. Cars are parked along the tree-lined street. A parking lot is visible in the center background, as well as neighboring apartment buildings. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, Elmhurst Hospital Center (Elmhurst, New York, N.Y.), Automobiles, Lawns, Sidewalks, Paths, Trees, Parking lots, Apartment houses, Dwellings
- ID
- nycq_002
- Geographic Subject
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with view of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan from behind an iron fence; pedestrians walk on the sidewalk. A brick wall is visible across the street. Printed on front at bottom: Photo by W. A. Howe. | Card addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kercher of Kalamazoo, Mich., but not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Trees, Streets, Automobiles, Fences, Pedestrians, People, Brick walls, Howe, W. A.
- ID
- nycm_084
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Convalescent Patients' Surgical Ward, U.S. Naval Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard of an interior surgical ward for convalescent patients at U.S. Naval Hospital in the Bronx. The image shows a nurse and 13 patients standing or sitting in chairs or wheelchairs around a puzzle on a table in front of a set of windows. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Military hospitals, U.S. Naval Hospital (New York, N.Y.), World War, 1914-1918, United States -- Navy, Uniforms, Wheelchairs, Sailors, Windows, Puzzles, Nurses, Women nurses, War casualties, Crutches
- ID
- nycbx_098
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Flushing Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with image of Flushing Hospital in Queens with red-and-white awnings at windows, a tree in front, and a car. Neighboring houses are also visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Mrs. Young to Miss Saddie Holmes of Monticello, N.Y., about the weather and the departure of Holmes's mother.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Queens County, Flushing Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Flushing Hospital and Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Awnings, Automobiles, Dwellings, Housing, Single family, Roads, Trees, Porches
- ID
- nycq_007
- Geographic Subject
- Queens (New York, N.Y.)
- Collection
- Robert Matz Hospital Postcards -- Queens
- Title
- Fordham Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing the front of Fordham Hospital in the Bronx. Lawns and pathways are visible. An American flag flies on the roof; a few trees are visible around the building. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from E. H. T. to Miss Marguerite Woodruff of Winsted, Conn., discussing his receiving his medical degree and his intern position at Fordham Hospital.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Fordham Hospital, Sidewalks, Trees, Flags -- United States, Lawns, Driveways
- ID
- nycbx_013
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- Frances Schervier Home and Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard showing a front view of Frances Schervier Home and Hospital in the Bronx from across the street; several trees can be seen in the foreground. | Handwritten at the top of the image on front: "South, "East," and "North." An "X" to the right side of the image indicates the writer's room. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Beatrice and Joseph to Mrs. M. Kelsey in Washington, D.C., describing the view from the hospital room.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Frances Schervier Home and Hospital, Trees
- ID
- nycbx_028
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- General View, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 2
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with view of the hospital buildings of Debarkation Hospital No. 2 on Staten Island. Three people walk on a dirt road; possible coal cars on a track are visible. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Postcard damaged; handwritten message and address on back are illegible.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, World War, 1914-1918, Debarkation Hospital No. 2 (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), United States -- Army, Military hospitals, Soldiers, Barracks, Freight cars, Coal, Electric lines -- Poles and towers, Telephone lines
- ID
- nycsi_002
- Geographic Subject
- Staten Island (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
- Main Gate, U.S.A. General Hospital No. 1
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard of General Hospital No. 1 in the Bronx. Soldiers and women congregate outside a group of wooden buildings and a main gate, behind which some trees are visible. A soldier with a cocked hat stands in the center; a mailbox is on the left-hand side. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Military hospitals, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 1, Soldiers, Uniforms, Men, Women, People, Gates, Gatehouses, Trees, Mailboxes, Shrubs, United States -- Army, World War, 1914-1918
- ID
- nycbx_073
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
![Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center [from back]](https://digitalcollections.nyam.org/sites/default/files/styles/islandora_imagecache_image_style_medium/public/externals/8856013d0298e44f3281910d223e6bc6.jpg?itok=K88fp6k7&pid=digital:3056&iic=true&solr_nav%5Bid%5D=9bb966a612e468c6e5b5&solr_nav%5Bpage%5D=0&solr_nav%5Boffset%5D=17)
- Title
- Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center [from back]
- Description
- Color postcard showing main entrance of Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx. The entrance has a metal gate and a few trees on the right side; by the entrance there is a group of people; an American flag on a flagpole is visible above the entrance. In the background a larger multistory brick building can be seen. | Card not posted.
- Subjects (LC)
- Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Jewish hospitals, Driveways, People, Pedestrians, Trees, Shrubs, Flags -- United States, Flagpoles, Gates
- ID
- nycbx_048
- Geographic Subject
- Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- New Bellevue Hospital
- Description
- Color postcard with aerial view of the Bellevue Hospital complex in Manhattan. There is a view of the East River with two boats in the water; three tree-edged lawns face the river; trees line the paths around the red brick buildings. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Dr. Joseph Brimbery to Dr. W. Z. Roberts in Buffalo, N.Y., saying he is working at the Vanderbilt Clinic and was previously in the army for two years.
- Subjects (LC)
- Military hospitals, Vanderbilt Clinic (New York, N.Y.), Rivers, Boats and boating, Ships, World War, 1914-1918, Dermatology, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Bellevue Hospital, East River (N.Y.)
- ID
- nycm_031
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Title
- New Harlem Hospital
- Description
- Black-and-white postcard with corner view of Harlem Hospital's six-story building in Manhattan with fenced-in grounds. A fire escape is visible, as well as balconies, some with chairs and lounges. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Ethel to Miss Leonora Johnson of Jersey City, N.J., regarding the building and asking if she remembers it.
- 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.), Fire escapes, Furniture, Hospitals -- Furniture, equipment, etc., Balconies, Fences, Streets, Lawns
- ID
- nycm_260
- Geographic Subject
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)