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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.)

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Roosevelt Hospital
Description: Color postcard with an aerial view of Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan with streetcars, horses, carriages, buggies, and pedestrians in front. Neighboring buildings can be faintly seen in the left background. | Handwritten message on back from Wm. Oakley to Mr. Alburt Oakley of Sayville, L.I., saying he is at the hospital and getting along fine. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Horses, People, Pedestrians; Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, Cable cars (Streetcars)
ID: nycm_395
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Side View, Kings County Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing a side view of Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn. Hedges and trees line the side and front of the red brick building. A woman in a white dress is walking in front of the hospital. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front: "From Emily, Helen & [Gotthiel?]."
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Kings County Hospital (Kings County, N.Y.), Trees, Women, People, Hedges, Shrubs
ID: nycbk_062
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Long Island College Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn. The hospital has a low stone wall and a metal fence encircling it. A man stands by a parked car to the left of the building's entrance; a mailbox and a utility pole are on the corner of the sidewalk. Message space to the right and above image. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front from Neto to her sister, Mrs. Ed Cole, informing her that Uncle Judd is dead and the funeral is Sunday; she hopes her sister can get there in time.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Long Island College Hospital, Men, People, Trees, Automobiles, Columns, Mailboxes, Stone walls, Fences, Electric lines -- Poles and towers
ID: nycbk_077
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Joseph's Hospital [from back]
Description: Color postcard showing a corner view of St. Joseph's Hospital in the Bronx and the street in front, including a few cars and a woman pushing a baby carriage and walking with a small child. The foreground shows the four-story hospital building with balconies and a small fenced garden with a few trees. In the background a water tower, an industrial chimney, and other buildings are visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from three correspondents to Mr. J. A. Lagemann in Columbus, Ohio.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, St. Joseph's Hospital (Bronx, New York, N.Y.), Balconies, Industrial chimneys, Fences, People, Pedestrians, Gardens, Automobiles
ID: nycbx_061
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Catharine Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of St. Catherine's Hospital in Brooklyn. Image shows the ivy-covered brick hospital building, people walking on the sidewalk, a business with a red-and-white-striped awning on the right-hand side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Blanche to Miss Kathryn Becker in New York City, letting her know any night will suit her.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. Catherine's Hospital (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Awnings, Pedestrians, People, Ivy, Street lighting
ID: nycbk_137
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

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: Jewish Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing view of the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn from across the street. A low fence and hedge encircle the building. Parked cars and a few pedestrians can be seen on the street, as well as buildings in the surrounding neighborhood. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn, Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn, Jewish hospitals, Automobiles, Streets, Street lighting, Pedestrians, People
ID: nycbk_052
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing a stylized view of the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. People are grouped in front of the building; a few cars can be seen as well. The image is set on a background of a pink-and-blue-tinged sky. "The Season's greetings" and a bough of holly are on the right-hand side. Printed underneath the hospital name: "T. O. WOOLEY, M.D., House Surgeon." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, People, Sky, Clouds, Automobiles, Pedestrians, Christmas, Holidays, Hollies, Wooley, T. O.
ID: nycbk_010
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

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