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Title: The Swedish Hospital in Brooklyn
Description: Color postcard with view of the Swedish Hospital in Brooklyn from the opposite corner. Awnings hang over most windows of the six-story building; trees flank the building and a low stone wall surrounds it. To the right, the 23rd Regiment Armory is visible with a raised American flag on top. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Tom to his grandmother, Mrs. H. H. Van Dyke in Pleasant Valley, N.Y., saying he's resting at the hospital and will be out in a few days.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Swedish Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), 23rd Regiment Armory (New York, N.Y.), Armories, Trees, Flags -- United States, Awnings, Clouds
ID: nycbk_165
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Veterans Administration Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn from the parking area; trees line the sidewalk in front of the entrance; flowers are seen in front of hospital, as is a raised American flag on a flagpole. | Printed on left-hand side of back: "Photo by S. Stanley Shook." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Veterans Administration Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Veterans' hospitals, Trees, Flowers, Lawns, Clouds, Flags -- United States, Shook, S. Stanley
ID: nycbk_177
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing a stylized view of the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. People are grouped in front of the building; a few cars can be seen as well. The image is set on a background of a pink-and-blue-tinged sky. "The Season's greetings" and a bough of holly are on the right-hand side. Printed underneath the hospital name: "T. O. WOOLEY, M.D., House Surgeon." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital, People, Sky, Clouds, Automobiles, Pedestrians, Christmas, Holidays, Hollies, Wooley, T. O.
ID: nycbk_010
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (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: Sapanule: Cures Neuralgia, Diptheria, Rheumatism &c.
Description: Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring a scene reminiscent of classical Chinese art. On the right side is a traditionally-dressed man with walking sticks and wooden sandals. In the left, bottom corner is a traditional Chinese fan. Beyond the man's head is a tree with creepy branches and scarce leaves. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diphtheria, Eczema, Erysipelas, Neuralgia, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, China, Clothing And Dress—Chinese Influences, Clouds, Ethnic Costume, Fans, Grasslands, Nature, Trees
ID: WH345
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Sapanule: Cures Neuralgia, Diptheria, Rheumatism &c.
Description: Trade card advertising Sapanule featuring a scene reminscent of classical Chinese art. On the right side is a traditionally-dressed woman seemingly showing a man a group of white birds perched on a branch above them. There are what look like Southern Cattails in the left, bottom corner. The back lists the ailments Sapanule can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Diphtheria, Eczema, Erysipelas, Neuralgia, Pneumonia, Rheumatism, Salt Rheum
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Birds, China, Clothing And Dress—Chinese Influences, Clouds, Ethnic Costume, Flowers, Grasslands, Nature, Trees, Typha
ID: WH198
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: Dr. White's Celebrated Cough Drops [from verso]
Description: Trade card advertising Dr. White's Cough Drops featuring a group of four people in a row boat rowing towards a sailboat. In the background is another sailboat and a cloudy sky. At the top of the card is a bunch of orange and pink flowers. The back lists the ailments the Cough Drops can cure.
Conditions Cured (LC): Cold (Disease), Cough, Hoarseness
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Clouds, Flowers, Nature, Ocean, Sailboats, Water, Water Waves
ID: WH378
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

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