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Title: St. Luke's Hospital [from back]
Description: Black-and-white postcard with an elevated view of St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan. The hospital building, including its domed roof, can be seen from across an expanse of lawn in Morningside Park. Parked cars and surrounding buildings can also be seen. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Luke's Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Nurses, Trees, Lawns, Parks, Domes, Morningside Park (New York, N.Y.), Industrial housing
ID: nycm_398
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Station Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Station Hospital's four-story building on Governors Island (officially known as Post Hospital). Shrubs and trees dot the lawn in front of the hospital, and a single car is parked in front. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Governors Island (New York County, N.Y.), Post Hospital (New York, N.Y. : Building), Automobiles, Military hospitals, Trees, Lawns, Shrubs
ID: nycm_452
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Memorial Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with a slightly elevated view of Memorial Hospital and the surrounding Manhattan neighborhood. Parked cars are visible on the streets, as well as a view of a large water tower and the skyline. The Chrysler Building can be seen in the distance to the left. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from S. J. S. to Miss Shirly Palmer in Ithaca, N.Y., about her stay in the hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Memorial Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cancer -- Hospitals, Automobiles, Trees, Apartment houses, Dwellings, Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycm_272
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Hospital for Special Surgery and The Philip D. Wilson Research Foundation [from back]
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan. A view of trees, the East River, East River Drive, pedestrians, and cars parked alongside the building can be seen. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital for Special Surgery, Philip D. Wilson Research Foundation, East River Drive (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.), People, Pedestrians, Medicine -- Research, Trees, Clouds
ID: nycm_461
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Queens General Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Queens General Hospital and its lawn dotted with trees. An American flag stands on the rooftop. In the far right background a few neighboring houses can be seen. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Queens County, Queens General Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Driveways, Flags -- United States, Flagpoles, Housing, Single family, Dwellings
ID: nycq_033
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Collection: Robert Matz Hospital Postcards -- Queens

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.)

Title: Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an image of Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital. A car is parked in front of the entrance; a grassy lawn, trees, and bushes are visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent Industry Agriculture For Defense stamp. | Handwritten message on verso from Ann to PFC Michael Brofets at Tarrant Field, Fort Worth, Tex., mentioning that she spent three months at the hospital and hopes to be out by June.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital Center (Fort Greene, New York, N.Y.), Tuberculosis -- Hospitals, Automobiles, Lawns, Driveways, Trees, Shrubs
ID: nycbk_025
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: General View of U.S. Veterans' Hospital No. 81
Description: Color postcard with a view of U.S. Veterans' Hospital No. 81 in the Bronx. The hospital buildings are surrounded by wide lawns. In the foreground is a park with several trees and a few pedestrians; a long fence runs alongside the park. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Veterans Administration Hospital (Bronx, New York, N.Y.), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Military hospitals, Veterans' hospitals, Trees, Fences, Roads, Parks
ID: nycbx_114
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Methodist Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn and its brick hospital buildings covered with ivy, its surrounding paths and lawns, the trees and street in front of the entrance. Neighboring buildings can be seen in the left background and on the right-hand side. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Methodist Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Methodist Episcopal Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Trees, Streets, Lawns, Ivy, Roofs
ID: nycbk_112
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an aerial view of St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn. | Card postmarked but no stamp used. | Handwritten message on back from Mary and Bell to Mr. Lee Mabie and Miss Louise Mabie of South Valley, N.Y., mentioning that St. John's is where Bell stayed and discussing the recent snowfall.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), Interfaith Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Chimneys, Tennis courts
ID: nycbk_141
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Veterans Administration Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn from the parking area; trees line the sidewalk in front of the entrance; flowers are seen in front of hospital, as is a raised American flag on a flagpole. | Printed on left-hand side of back: "Photo by S. Stanley Shook." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Veterans Administration Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Veterans' hospitals, Trees, Flowers, Lawns, Clouds, Flags -- United States, Shook, S. Stanley
ID: nycbk_177
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Description: Color postcard with image of aerial view of Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn with other neighborhood buildings and tree-lined streets visible. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Streets, Automobiles, Trees
ID: nycbk_007
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: German Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing a view of German Hospital in Brooklyn, a five-story brick building with a set of entrance stairs under a stone archway, as seen from a vacant lot across the street. Children play stickball in the right foreground; trees edge the front sidewalk and the building's right side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Barbara to her cousin Miss Anna Wintish in Ellenville, N.Y., saying that she will write on Sunday.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, German Hospital and Dispensary in the City of New York, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Stone buildings, Vacant lands, Children, Trees, Streets, Sidewalks, Stairs
ID: nycbk_046
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Mary's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn from across the street. Trees and utility poles edge the front sidewalk. A large fenced-in lawn with trees fronts the building. Handwritten notation at bottom of image on front: "E.E.C. from Mary Van Dyke." | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Mary Van Dyke to Mrs. J. Cockcroft in Northport, Long Island, N.Y., thanking her for the flowers she sent.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. Mary’s Hospital (Crown Heights, New York, N.Y.), Trees, Chimneys, Streets, Fences, Street lighting, Electric lines -- Poles and towers, Telephone lines
ID: nycbk_146
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Luke's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of the entrance to St. Luke's Hospital's in Manhattan from the driveway; its rooftop dome is visible. Trees and an electric pole are seen in a fenced-in area in the left foreground. A neighboring building is partially visible in the far left background. | Printed at bottom right of fromt: "Copyright Underwood and Underwood N.Y." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Luke's Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Fences, Domes, Trees, Electric lines -- Poles and towers, Telephone lines, Driveways
ID: nycm_403
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Harlem Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Harlem Hospital's four-story hospital building from a tree-lined Manhattan street. A fence encircles the building, and there are horse-drawn vehicles in the street in front. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from C. S. C. to Mrs. P. S. Zeliff wishing her well.
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.), Horse-drawn vehicles, Trees, Horses, Streets, Wagons, Carriages and carts, Fences
ID: nycm_251
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: New York Medical College and the Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals
Description: Black-and-white postcard with elevated view of the New York Medical College and Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals in Manhattan; the street, surrounding buildings, cars, and trees along the sidewalk are visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent Industry Agriculture for Defense stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Margot to Private Tunis Outclay at Amarillo Air Field in Amarillo, Tex., about her experiences at the hospital and medical college.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Fifth Avenue Hospital, New York Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital, New York Medical College, Trees, Automobiles, Universities and colleges, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycm_453
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Mount Sinai Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan from inside Central Park and across Fifth Avenue. The red brick hospital has an American flag on its rooftop. The view of the park shows a green lawn, a small rise on the left, trees, and bushes. | Printed at bottom of front on right: "Copyright Irving Underhill 21333." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Jewish hospitals, Central Park (New York, N.Y.), Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Lawns, Shrubs, Underhill, Irving, -1960
ID: nycm_283
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Joseph's Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of St. Joseph's Hospital in Queens and its entrance with a white picket fence and an arched wooden gateway over the sidewalk that says "St. Josephs Hospital." Bare trees and shrubs on the lawn are also visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back to Mr. Hugh Hallas of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., about the sender's boarding next to the hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, St. Joseph's Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), Shrubs, Wooden fences, Statues, Trees
ID: nycq_062
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Veterans Administration Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an aerial view of Veterans Administration Hospital in the Bronx. The complex's brick buildings are visible as are trees, lawns, roads, and parked cars. A tall industrial chimney can be seen to the left of the main building entrance. | Printed on back: "Aerial photo by S. Stanley Shook." | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Rachael to Mrs. J. A. Boyd of Sapulpa, Okla., stating she is in New York City and the weather is nice.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans Administration Hospital (Bronx, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Roads, Chimneys, New York (N.Y.), Shook, S. Stanley
ID: nycbx_123
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

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