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Title: Frances Schervier Home and Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a front view of Frances Schervier Home and Hospital in the Bronx from across the street; several trees can be seen in the foreground. | Handwritten at the top of the image on front: "South, "East," and "North." An "X" to the right side of the image indicates the writer's room. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Beatrice and Joseph to Mrs. M. Kelsey in Washington, D.C., describing the view from the hospital room.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Frances Schervier Home and Hospital, Trees
ID: nycbx_028
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Bethany Deaconesses' Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a view of Bethany Deaconess Hospital in Brooklyn. The entrance and a columned porch are visible; a metal gate entwined with greenery encircles the building. Message space to the right of the image. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on back from E. V. to her sister Mrs. H. Dwight stating that she is in good health in the mountains.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Bethany Deaconess Hospital, Methodist hospitals, Trees, Fences, Fire escapes
ID: nycbk_002
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Woman's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Woman's Hospital in Manhattan showing its entrance, fenced-in grounds, and trees along the street. | Caption at top left of back describes the hospital and its capacity. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Woman's Hospital, Women's hospitals, Maternal health services, Trees, Hospitals
ID: nycm_480
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Caledonian Hospital [from back]
Description: Color postcard with view of Caledonian Hospital in Brooklyn from across the street. The front entrance is flanked by four trees. Windows with yellow shades are seen on each of the five stories. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Caledonian Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital Center (Fort Greene, New York, N.Y.), Trees, Sidewalks, Streets, Windows
ID: nycbk_028
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Aerial View, Sea View Hospital
Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of Seaview Hospital in Staten Island showing the sanitarium complex including eight ward buildings and a large central building, as well as gardens, lawns, trees, and shrubs. | Postcard sent with two-cent John Adams stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Frank to Mr. and Mrs. James Moffitt in Mechanicsburg, Pa., thanking them for their two letters and saying how they are all well except for Mary.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, Seaview Hospital and Home, Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home, Gardens, Trees, Shrubs, Sanatoriums, Tuberculosis -- Hospitals, Lawns
ID: nycsi_028
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Fordham Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing the front of Fordham Hospital in the Bronx. Lawns and pathways are visible. An American flag flies on the roof; a few trees are visible around the building. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from E. H. T. to Miss Marguerite Woodruff of Winsted, Conn., discussing his receiving his medical degree and his intern position at Fordham Hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Fordham Hospital, Sidewalks, Trees, Flags -- United States, Lawns, Driveways
ID: nycbx_013
Geographic Subject: Bronx (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: Cornell Medical Center, College and Hospital
Description: Color postcard with image of Cornell Medical Center, Hospital and College in Manhattan. An intersection, sidewalk, surrounding buildings, a lawn, and trees are visible, as are parked cars next to the building. | Caption on top left of back thanks donors John D. Rockefeller Jr., J. P. Morgan, Harry Payne Whitney. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Automobiles, Trees, Streets
ID: nycm_154
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center [from back]
Description: Color postcard showing main entrance of Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx. The entrance has a metal gate and a few trees on the right side; by the entrance there is a group of people; an American flag on a flagpole is visible above the entrance. In the background a larger multistory brick building can be seen. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Jewish hospitals, Driveways, People, Pedestrians, Trees, Shrubs, Flags -- United States, Flagpoles, Gates
ID: nycbx_048
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Seney Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Seney Hospital (formally known as Methodist Hospital), a brick hospital building on a tree-lined street in Brooklyn. A horse and carriage can be seen in front, as well as a view of neighboring buildings on either side. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Methodist Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Methodist Episcopal Hospital (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Fences, Streets
ID: nycbk_133
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: The Bronx Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing the front entrance of Bronx Hospital on a small grassy lawn with four cars parked in front and trees flanking the building. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from [Queenie?] to Miss Clara Abbott of Binghamton, N.Y., discussing the writer's being taken out to eat by her cousin.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Bronx County, Bronx Hospital, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Trees, Automobiles, Lawns, Nurses, Apartment houses, Dwellings
ID: nycbx_005
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital
Description: Color postcard showing an image of Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital. A car is parked in front of the entrance; a grassy lawn, trees, and bushes are visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent Industry Agriculture For Defense stamp. | Handwritten message on verso from Ann to PFC Michael Brofets at Tarrant Field, Fort Worth, Tex., mentioning that she spent three months at the hospital and hopes to be out by June.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Kings County, Brooklyn Thoracic Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Hospital Center (Fort Greene, New York, N.Y.), Tuberculosis -- Hospitals, Automobiles, Lawns, Driveways, Trees, Shrubs
ID: nycbk_025
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Where the Injured From the Burning of the "General Slocum" Were Taken
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing Lincoln Hospital and Home of New York in the Bronx. The view is from the left side and shows the hospital building with an American flag on top of the roof and a spacious tree-lined approach. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on bottom of front from Myrtle to Miss Emma Nunn of German Valley, N.J.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Bronx County, Hospital buildings, Lincoln Hospital and Home (New York, N.Y.), Colored Home and Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Lincoln Hospital (New York, N.Y.), African Americans -- Hospitals, Trees, Lawns, Driveways, General Slocum (Steamboat), Hospitals
ID: nycbx_040
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

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: 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: 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.)

Title: [Bronx Veteran's Hospital]
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a side view of Bronx Veterans Hospital. Snow is visible on the ground while bare trees flank the hospital building. | Handwritten notation at bottom of front: "Bronx Veteran's Hospital"; the hospital is unnamed on the postcard. | Message handwritten vertically to the left of image: "Looks as big as life and twice as natural doesn't it?" | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Mary Ann to [Mrs. Cozie?] of Brooklyn, N.Y., discussing attending a concert at NYU on Thursday.
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, Public hospitals, Veterans' hospitals, Trees, Snow, New York University, Concerts
ID: nycbx_115
Geographic Subject: Bronx (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Rockefeller Institute
Description: Color postcard with view of Rockefeller Institute in Manhattan. A series of low red-brick buildings can be seen in the front; across a walkway and tree-lined lawn are larger buildings in the background, two of which are connected by a third-story pedestrian bridge. | Printed at bottom right of front: "Copyright Underwood & Underwood 21332." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller University, Skywalks, Lawns, Trees, Medicine -- research
ID: nycm_388
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Vincent's Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of St. Vincent's Hospital on its tree-lined Staten Island grounds with crosses visible on top of the buildings; a car is parked to the left-hand side. | Postcard sent with one-cent Benjamin Franklin stamp. | Handwritten message on front from Woody to Mrs. Sadie Spangler of Philadelphia, Pa., saying he is having a nice time.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Richmond County, St. Vincent's Hospital (Staten Island, New York, N.Y.), Crosses, Trees, Lawns, Automobiles
ID: nycsi_048
Geographic Subject: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)

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