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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: Halloran General Hospital
Description: Color postcard with front view of Halloran General Hospital on Staten Island. There are chimneys and a cross on the roof, a driveway lined with orange flowers, and two trees flanking the front lawn. | Handwritten message on back from Lt. Mary Judith Uriell to Miss Ann Hughes in Phildadelphia, Pa., about her plans for working at Halloran Hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Halloran General Hospital, World War, 1939-1945, United States -- Army, Military hospitals, Trees, Driveways, Lawns, Crosses, Flowers
ID: nycsi_005
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Hospital for Special Surgery
Description: Color postcard with street-level view of the entrance to the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan with people entering. The building's balconies are partially visible, as is shrubbery along the front of the hospital. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital and its mission. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital for Special Surgery, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Greater New York, Driveways, Balconies, People, Pedestrians, Shrubs
ID: nycm_457
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: Saint Albans Naval Hospital [from back]
Description: Color postcard with view of Saint Albans Naval Hospital in Queens. The image shows a parking lot with cars, flowering trees, shrubs, and a lawn in the foreground, and an American flag on a flagpole in the background in front of the entrance. Printed on divider on verso: "Photo by Izzy Siev." | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Queens County, Military hospitals, Saint Albans U.S. Navy Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center (Saint Albans, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Driveways, Parking lots, Flags -- United States, Siev, Izzy
ID: nycq_041
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Collection: Robert Matz Hospital Postcards -- Queens

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: 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: 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: 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: River Crest, A Sanitarium for Mental and Nervous Disease
Description: Color postcard with view of several buildings at River Crest Sanitarium in Queens from a driveway. An outdoor pavilion, water tower, trees, a fence, plus three large buildings can all be seen. Full offerings of the sanitarium and the names and titles of the president and physician in charge are in an inset box at top surrounded by scrollwork. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten address on back to Dr. H. B. West of South Norwalk, Conn.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, River Crest Sanitarium (Staten Island, N.Y.), Sanatoriums, Rehabilitation centers, Substance abuse treatment facilities, Mental health facilities, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Trees, Water towers, Driveways, Pavilions, Kindred, J. Joseph, Dold, William Elliott
ID: nycq_038
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Where the Injured From the Burning of the "General Slocum" Were Taken
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing Lincoln Hospital and Home of New York in the Bronx. The view is from the left side and shows the hospital building with an American flag on top of the roof and a spacious tree-lined approach. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on bottom of front from Myrtle to Miss Emma Nunn of German Valley, N.J.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Hospital buildings, Lincoln Hospital and Home (New York, N.Y.), Colored Home and Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Lincoln Hospital (New York, N.Y.), African Americans -- Hospitals, Trees, Lawns, Driveways, General Slocum (Steamboat), Hospitals
ID: nycbx_040
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)