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Title: New York Bay, St. John's Guild, Sea Side Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of the St. John's Guild Seaside Hospital on Staten Island. The hospital's porch runs the length of the first floor and an American flag flies on the roof. Children play in the water under the supervision of a person in a boat. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, St. John’s Guild (New York, N.Y.), Seaside Hospital, Children -- Hospitals, Swimming, Porches, Boats and boating, Beaches, Trees, Flags -- United States
ID: nycsi_024
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: No. 6--U.S. Quarantine Headquarters
Description: Black-and-white postcard with an image of Marine Hospital on Staten Island on left-hand side; a group gathers on the porch. Piles of lumber and logs and barrels are seen to the side of the building. Trees, grounds, a house, a flagpole, and a rowboat are visible as well. | Message space on right side of front with handwritten message from Emil W. Weber to Miss Edna Merrihew of Olive Bridge, N.Y., discussing presents that were awaiting him at home. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten address on back.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, United States -- Marine Hospital (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), Quarantine, Public hospitals, Lumber, Trees, Dwellings, Housing, Single family, Stone walls, Flagpoles, Porches, Boats and boating
ID: nycsi_011
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Bird's-eye View, Sailors' Snug Harbor
Description: Color postcard with aerial view of Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island. New York Harbor can be seen with several boats in the water, as well as a view of lawns, trees, a train, and a road with several vehicles on the Snug Harbor grounds. Caption at top of front corresponds to numbered locations on the image. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution), New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.), Boats and boating, Steamboats, Sailboats, Ferries, Trees, Roads, Sailors, Railroad trains, Automobiles, Cable cars (Streetcars)
ID: nycsi_017
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: General View, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 2
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of the hospital buildings of Debarkation Hospital No. 2 on Staten Island. Three people walk on a dirt road; possible coal cars on a track are visible. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Postcard damaged; handwritten message and address on back are illegible.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, World War, 1914-1918, Debarkation Hospital No. 2 (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), United States -- Army, Military hospitals, Soldiers, Barracks, Freight cars, Coal, Electric lines -- Poles and towers, Telephone lines
ID: nycsi_002
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Quarantine Statien
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of three Quarantine Station buildings on Staten Island from the water. Two houses with porches surrounded by trees are seen; a figure stands at the shoreline in the foreground. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message above image on front from Freddie and Willie to their grandmother Mrs. Asta Schubert in Saxony, Germany. | Handwritten address on back.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, United States -- Marine Hospital (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), Quarantine, Public hospitals, Housing, Single family, Dwellings, Porches, Trees, Flagpoles
ID: nycsi_012
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Vincent's Hospital--Main Building
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan from across the intersection. There are two cars in front of the building and a group of people standing under an awning. | Handwritten message on back from Steve, Betty, and Shirl to Irene, sending their love. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, St. Vincent’s Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, Catholic hospitals, Automobiles, People, Pedestrians
ID: nycm_447
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of New York Post-Graduate School and Medical Hospital in Manhattan with three cars parked in front; neighboring buildings can also be seen. One tower is labeled "Private Room Section." "New York Post-Graduate Medical School & Hospital 20th St. & 2nd Avenue New York" and "Capacity of Hospital Over 400 Beds" are superimposed in the sky. | Vertical caption to right of image continues on back with a set of hospital statistics. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital, New York University -- Postgraduate Medical School, Schools, Medical colleges, Row houses, Automobiles, Dwellings
ID: nycm_359
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Marine Roof--For Convalescent Patients
Description: Black-and-white postcard with image of a ship-themed roof deck at the New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital in Manhattan. Two people are dressed as sailors; there is a sign saying "S.S. Polyclinic." Three ship funnels, a lifeboat, a helm wheel, and deck chairs are seen. In the far-right background a building with three smokestacks is visible.| Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, Hospitals, Convalescent, Roofs, Chairs, Sailors, Chimneys, Stacks (Naval architecture)
ID: nycm_352
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center [from back]
Description: Color postcard showing an aerial view of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan, the George Washington Bridge, the Hudson River, and part of Riverside Park. | Caption on the top left of the back lists the individual buildings. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.), George Washington Bridge (New York, N.Y.), Riverside Park (New York, N.Y.), Rivers, Bridges
ID: nycm_062
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: Medical Center
Description: Black-and-white postcard with a view of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan, as well the surrounding apartment buildings, trees, Riverside Drive, and the Henry Hudson Parkway. A building that appears to be a house is visible on lower left. | Caption on the top left of the back describes the institution. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Riverside Drive (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycm_109
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: U.S. Immigration Station, Aeroplane View
Description: Color postcard with aerial view of the U.S. Immigration Station on Ellis Island in New York Harbor; the grounds around the building are visible, as are boats and piers in the left background. | Printed at bottom right of front: "© 1925 D. T. Macgowan, Maplewood, N.J. 2." | Caption at top left of back describes the view. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Ellis Island (N.J. and N.Y.), Ellis Island Immigration Station (N.Y. and N.J.), Ellis Island Hospital, United States -- Public Health Service, New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.), Macgowan, D. T., Immigrants, Emigration and immigration
ID: nycm_487
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: New York Hospital and Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research [from back]
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Manhattan's New York Hospital medical complex and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research from Long Island City, Queens. In the foreground is a log barge in the East River; neighborhood buildings are also visible around the two institutions. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Hospital, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, East River (N.Y.), Barges, Lumber
ID: nycm_301
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: Polyclinic Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital in Manhattan from a slightly elevated angle with neighboring buildings, parked cars, and pedestrians. Superimposed text saying "New York Polyclinic" at upper left corner. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Polyclinic Medical School and Hospital, People, Pedestrians, Automobiles, Stairs, Row houses, Dwellings
ID: nycm_350
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Roosevelt Hospital [from back]
Description: Color postcard with view of Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan suspended on a gray background. Trees, pedestrians, parked cars, and the hospital parking garage are all visible. A church can be seen in the background. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Roosevelt Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Ambulances, Trees, Church buildings, Automobiles, People, Pedestrians
ID: nycm_391
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: 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: A Part of the Gardens, Home for Incurables
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing part of the garden at the Home for Incurables in the Bronx; some of the hospital building can be seen on the left-hand side. | Card not posted. | Handwritten note on back regarding the garden.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Home for Incurables, St. Barnabas Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Garden walks, Gardens, Flowers, Incurables
ID: nycbx_029
Geographic Subject: Bronx (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.)

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