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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: New Bellevue Hospital
Description: Color postcard with aerial view of the Bellevue Hospital complex in Manhattan. There is a view of the East River with two boats in the water; three tree-edged lawns face the river; trees line the paths around the red brick buildings. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Dr. Joseph Brimbery to Dr. W. Z. Roberts in Buffalo, N.Y., saying he is working at the Vanderbilt Clinic and was previously in the army for two years.
Subjects (LC): Military hospitals, Vanderbilt Clinic (New York, N.Y.), Rivers, Boats and boating, Ships, World War, 1914-1918, Dermatology, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Bellevue Hospital, East River (N.Y.)
ID: nycm_031
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

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