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Title: German Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of the German Hospital in Manhattan. The hospital name is on a sign on the roof and a large industrial chimney is visible. Two trees are in front of the building and a few parked cars are alongside it. The fenced-in Park Avenue median, filled with bushes, is visible in the foreground. A large apartment building stands to the right of the hospital. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Alvina Fengler to her husband, Mr. Adolph Fengler of Wallingford, Conn. She writes that she has arrived and is having a nice time.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, German Hospital and Dispensary in the City of New York, German Dispensary (New York, N.Y.), Lenox Hill Hospital, Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Fences, Chimneys, Streets, Automobiles, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycm_244
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: New Building of Lutheran Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Lutheran Hospital in Brooklyn. Four columns flank the main entrance steps. Two cars are parked in front. A water tower is visible behind the hospital, and there is a large smokestack on the left-hand side. Caption at top left of back describes hospital.| Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Lutheran Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Automobiles, Pedestrians, People; Outbuildings, Streets, Columns, Industrial chimneys
ID: nycbk_095
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Veterans Administration Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an aerial view of Veterans Administration Hospital in the Bronx. The complex's brick buildings are visible as are trees, lawns, roads, and parked cars. A tall industrial chimney can be seen to the left of the main building entrance. | Printed on back: "Aerial photo by S. Stanley Shook." | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Rachael to Mrs. J. A. Boyd of Sapulpa, Okla., stating she is in New York City and the weather is nice.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Veterans' hospitals, Veterans Administration Hospital (Bronx, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Roads, Chimneys, New York (N.Y.), Shook, S. Stanley
ID: nycbx_123
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Ambulance Quarters and Power House, New Harlem Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Harlem Hospital's ambulance quarters and power house in Manhattan. A metal fence encloses a yard in front of the buildings; a large industrial chimney is seen on top of the power house. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from C. M. F. to her sister Mrs. Wm. H. Fleming of Glen Moore, Pa., about how lively the city is today for the election. She also writes about her training at Harlem Hospital and Bellevue Hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Harlem Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Power-plants, Fences, Lawns, Chimneys, Ambulances, Elections -- New York (State) -- 20th century
ID: nycm_250
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a slightly elevated view of Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases in the Bronx. The image shows a tree-lined street, sidewalk, and parked cars, as well as neighborhood buildings in the background. | Postcard sent with one-cent Statue of Liberty stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Mabel to Alma and Harry Wood of Ferndale, N.Y., discussing her three months' training at the hospital and homesickness.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Montefiore Hospital for Chronic Diseases, Sidewalks, Trees, Automobiles, Streets, Chimneys
ID: nycbx_050
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Mary's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of St. Mary's Hospital in Brooklyn from across the street. Trees and utility poles edge the front sidewalk. A large fenced-in lawn with trees fronts the building. Handwritten notation at bottom of image on front: "E.E.C. from Mary Van Dyke." | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Mary Van Dyke to Mrs. J. Cockcroft in Northport, Long Island, N.Y., thanking her for the flowers she sent.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. Mary’s Hospital (Crown Heights, New York, N.Y.), Trees, Chimneys, Streets, Fences, Street lighting, Electric lines -- Poles and towers, Telephone lines
ID: nycbk_146
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Joseph's Hospital [from back]
Description: Color postcard showing a corner view of St. Joseph's Hospital in the Bronx and the street in front, including a few cars and a woman pushing a baby carriage and walking with a small child. The foreground shows the four-story hospital building with balconies and a small fenced garden with a few trees. In the background a water tower, an industrial chimney, and other buildings are visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from three correspondents to Mr. J. A. Lagemann in Columbus, Ohio.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, St. Joseph's Hospital (Bronx, New York, N.Y.), Balconies, Industrial chimneys, Fences, People, Pedestrians, Gardens, Automobiles
ID: nycbx_061
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. John's Episcopal Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an aerial view of St. John's Episcopal Hospital in Brooklyn. | Card postmarked but no stamp used. | Handwritten message on back from Mary and Bell to Mr. Lee Mabie and Miss Louise Mabie of South Valley, N.Y., mentioning that St. John's is where Bell stayed and discussing the recent snowfall.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), Interfaith Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Chimneys, Tennis courts
ID: nycbk_141
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (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: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash featuring a coastal landscape of a house whose chimney is letting out smoke in the distance. A body of water is in the foreground, and there is a group of trees on the left-hand side. The image is framed by branches and pink and white blossoms. The back lists the benefits of the items advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Chimneys, Flowers, Nature, Smoke Plumes, Trees, Water, Water And Architecture
ID: WH186
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills, Lydia E. Pinkham's Blood Purifier, and Lydia E. Pinkham's Sanative Wash featuring an image of a fisherman in a wooden boat on a body of water. In the background there is a large house with a smoking chimney, a bridge, a mountain, and some greenery. The image is framed by sprigs of pink flowers. The back lists the benefits of the items advertised.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Depression, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Bridges, Chimneys, Fishing, Flowers, Hats, Mountains, Nature, Smoke Plumes, Trees, Water, Water And Architecture
ID: WH187
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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