Skene Sanitarium (front)

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Black-and-white postcard with view of Skene Sanitarium in Brooklyn. The front entrance is visible, as are windows with awnings. Part of the sidewalk and street are visible with trees and streetlights. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Docie to Mrs. H. H. Anderson of Lowell, Mass., describing her stay at the sanitarium.

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Title

Skene Sanitarium (front)

Hospital Name

Skene Sanitarium

Publisher

The Gildersleeve Shop

Date of Publication

[1907-1911]

Message

the nurse says I may write a card to thank you for my beautiful flowers. Came Sat are still fresh & lovely. They say I am a model patient and doing finely. have a beautiful sunny room & getting best of care. Will you pass through N.Y. going West. I may not be home but sister, husband & maid are here & would welcome a stopover & I would love to see you. Love to all Docie | Sanitarium about a 5 min walk from my house. I am likely to be here until Nov. 29th.

Language of Message

English

Recipient

Mrs. H. H. Anderson | 414 Andrew St | Lowell Mass

Names

Docie
Anderson, H. H., Mrs.

Subjects

Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County
Hospital buildings
Skene Sanitarium
Sidewalks
Lawns
Fire escapes
Streets
Awnings
Hospitals

Geographic Subject

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

Postcards
Correspondence
Exterior views

Postmark Location

Brooklyn, N.Y. Sta L

Postmark Date

11/13/1911

Color

Black and white

Condition

Used

ID

nycbk_135

Repository

The New York Academy of Medicine