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Title: Smith's Infirmary Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Smith's Infirmary Hospital on Staten Island. Turrets and awnings are seen; ivy covers a portion of the wall. The lawn and trees in front of the castle-like building are visible; in front of a low stone wall, three people sit in an open carriage with a white horse. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten address on back to Miss Christine Geisel of Springfield, Mass. [Geisel is the paternal aunt of Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss).]
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Smith's Infirmary Hospital, Horses, Carriages and carts, Horse-drawn vehicles, People, Men, Women, Lawns, Gates, Ivy, Stone walls
ID: nycsi_042
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Work in Craft Shops for Convalescent Patients, U.S.A. General Hospital No. 41
Description: Black-and-white postcard with image of a crafts shop room at U.S.A. General Hospital No. 41 on Staten Island. A nurse assists six men in making crafts. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Typed message on back from Adolph Ziebe to Mrs. Carl Heineke, of Chicago, Ill., hoping that all are in good health.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, United States -- Army -- General Hospital No. 41, United States -- Army, World War, 1914-1918, Military hospitals, Nurses, Soldiers, Weaving
ID: nycsi_072
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Richmond Memorial Hospital
Description: Color postcard with front view of Richmond Memorial Hospital on Staten Island. Shrubs are seen on the fenced-in lawn, one large tree stands to the right. Two police officers stand in front of the brick building, next to a mailbox, and a woman stands at the front entrance. | Handwritten message on back reading "Billy Ana Harold."
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Richmond Memorial Hospital, Richmond University Medical Center, Mailboxes, Trees, Shrubs, Lawns, Streets, Police, People, Women
ID: nycsi_016
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

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: 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: 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: 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: U.S. Marine Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of the United States Marine Hospital medical complex on Staten Island. A flagpole with an American flag stands in front of the rightmost building; another American flag is raised atop the central building. Lawns, trees, shrubs, and roadways are all visible surrounding the complex. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Adine to Mrs. Ruth Rowan of Wayland, N.Y., regarding how much it has snowed.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, United States -- Marine Hospital (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), Public hospitals, Lawns, Streets, Roads, Trees, Shrubs, Lampposts, United States -- Flags
ID: nycsi_086
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: Bed Room, Doctors Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with a view of a furnished patient room at Doctors Hospital in Manhattan. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Doctors Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Patient rooms, Hospitals -- Furniture, equipment, etc., Furniture, Beds, Chairs
ID: nycm_223
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Hahnemann Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an image of Hahnemann Hospital in Manhattan, with striped awnings over some of the windows and a fenced-in lawn to the right of the hospital with a small ivy-covered cottage on the grounds. Apartment buildings and lawns can be seen around the hospital. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Hahnemann Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Awnings, Streets, Fire escapes, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycm_249
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Ward 1, Fourth Floor, U.S. Debarkation Hospital #3
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing an interior view of Ward 1 on the fourth floor of Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. Hospital staff are visible, as well as patients lying in bed or standing or sitting in the aisles. A few patients in wheelchairs are visible in the center background. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Debarkation Hospital No. 3 (New York, N.Y.), Military hospitals, Hospital wards, Nurses, Beds, Soldiers, Uniforms, Wheelchairs, World War, 1914-1918, Orthopedic traction, War casualties, United States -- Army
ID: nycm_192
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: General Memorial Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of the four-story General Memorial Hospital in Manhattan from an opposite street corner, with view of trees, the street, and surrounding buildings. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Grace to Mrs. C. C. Page of Barre, Vt. She writes that she is getting used to the hospital though she is kept busy.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, General Memorial Hospital for the Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases, New York Cancer Hospital, Memorial Hospital for the Treatment of Cancer and Allied Diseases, Cancer -- Treatment, Trees, Streets
ID: nycm_241
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Army Laboratory, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 3
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a laboratory at Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. Male and female staff work beneath a window while a uniformed man watches. Two uniformed men can be seen in the background. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Debarkation Hospital No. 3 (New York, N.Y.), Military hospitals, World War, 1914-1918, United States -- Army, Soldiers, Men, Women, People, Windows, Laboratories
ID: nycm_168
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Lying-In Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with a slightly elevated view of the Lying-In Hospital in Manhattan. A rooftop solarium can be seen; part of Stuyvesant Square Park, with bare trees and snow on the ground, is visible as well. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Geo. McFee to Dr. C. T. Hurley of Boston, Mass., about his obstretrical work in New York.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Society of the Lying-In Hospital of the City of New-York, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Women's hospitals, Trees, Streets, Sunspaces, Obstetricians
ID: nycm_263
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.)

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