St. John's Hospital (front)

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Black-and-white postcard with view of St. John's Hospital in Long Island City, Queens. The front lawn, lampposts, trees, and shrubbery are seen along the front of the building. Small message space on left-hand side of image on front. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front from Addy to Miss Daisy Apgar in Frenchtown, N.J., discussing the attractive nurses at the hospital.

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Title

St. John's Hospital (front)

Hospital Name

St. John's Hospital

Hospital Location

Jackson Avenue, L.I. City

Publisher

Martin Berger

Place of Publication

Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)

Date of Publication

[1901-1906]

Message

There are several very pretty nurses in this hospital -- one is particularly attractive BUT don't tell me wife just to give you some idea how handsome she is, I'll tell you that she is better looking than I am. 8/14/06 Addy

Language of Message

English

Recipient

Miss Daisy Apgar | National Hotel | Frenchtown New Jersey

Names

Addy
Apgar, Daisy

Subjects

Hospital buildings
St. John’s Hospital (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.)
St. John’s Long Island City Hospital (Long Island City, New York, N.Y.)
Sidewalks
Lawns
Trees
Streets
Shrubs
Apartment houses
Dwellings
Hospitals
Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Queens County

Keywords

Apartment buildings
Bushes
Residences

Geographic Subject

Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

Postcards
Correspondence
Exterior views

Postmark Location

New York, N.Y.

Postmark Date

8/15/1906

Second Postmark Location

Princeton, N.J.

Second Postmark Date

8/15/1906

Color

Black and white

Condition

Used

ID

nycq_051

Repository

The New York Academy of Medicine