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Title: Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Description: Trade card advertising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's Liver Pills featuring an image of the Brooklyn Bridge over the East River with many boats sailing below it. One can see the shores of both Brooklyn and Manhattan. The back lists the benefits of the Vegetable Compound and the Liver Pills.
Conditions Cured (LC): Asthenia, Backache, Depression, Mental, Headache, Indigestion, Insomnia, Neurasthenia, Peptic Ulcer, Tumors
Subjects (LC): Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Bridges, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.), Brooklyn Bridge (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.), New York (N.Y.), Rivers, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Waterfronts
ID: WH183
Collection: William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards

Title: St. Luke's Hospital [from back]
Description: Black-and-white postcard with an elevated view of St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan. The hospital building, including its domed roof, can be seen from across an expanse of lawn in Morningside Park. Parked cars and surrounding buildings can also 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, St. Luke's Hospital (New York, N.Y.), St. Luke's Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Nurses, Trees, Lawns, Parks, Domes, Morningside Park (New York, N.Y.), Industrial housing
ID: nycm_398
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Columbia University 1907
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, Vanderbilt Clinic, Sloane Maternity Hospital, Main Building, and Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan. A streetcar and pedestrians are visible at an intersection. The buildings are labeled at the bottom of the image in white lettering. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Vanderbilt Clinic (New York, N.Y.), Columbia University -- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Sloane Hospital for Women (New York, N.Y.), Roosevelt Hospital (New York, N.Y.), People, Pedestrians, Streets, Cable cars (Streetcars)
ID: nycm_059
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Mount Sinai Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan from inside Central Park and across Fifth Avenue. The red brick hospital has an American flag on its rooftop. The view of the park shows a green lawn, a small rise on the left, trees, and bushes. | Printed at bottom of front on right: "Copyright Irving Underhill 21333." | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Jewish hospitals, Central Park (New York, N.Y.), Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Lawns, Shrubs, Underhill, Irving, -1960
ID: nycm_283
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Queens Borough Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with image showing the front of Queensboro Hospital and its lawn. | Card postmarked but not stamped. | Handwritten notation on back: "Pet's card from World War I."
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, Queensboro Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Queens General Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), World War, 1914-1918
ID: nycq_035
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Doctors Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Doctors Hospital in Manhattan from across a wide lawn edged by trees. People sitting on benches are visible at the edge of the lawn. Printed on divider on back: Photograph by Hugh M. Miller Jr. | Postcard sent with three-cent Thomas Jefferson stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Rheba to Mrs. Eduardo Hurtado in Metuchen, N.J., letting her know that Mildred is not well.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York County, Hospital buildings, Doctors Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Beth Israel Medical Center (New York, N.Y.), Trees, Grass, Lawns, Benches, People, Carl Schurz Park (New York, N.Y.), Miller, Hugh M., Jr., Hospitals
ID: nycm_222
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: Metropolitan Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard showing a slightly elevated view of Metropolitan Hospital in Manhattan with surrounding streets, parking lots, and parked cars visible. In the far right background, a portion of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (formerly the Triborough Bridge) over the East River can be seen. | Postcard sent with four-cent Abraham Lincoln stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Phyllis to her aunt Miss Eliza C. Gray in Johnstown, N.Y. She says she has only two months left as a student at the hospital, after having been there four years.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Metropolitan Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Metropolitan Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.), Automobiles, Parking lots, Streets, Triborough Bridge (New York, N.Y.), Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (New York, N.Y.), East River (N.Y.)
ID: nycm_279
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Sixth Ave. Front, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 3
Description: Black-and-white postcard with view of Debarkation Hospital No. 3 in Manhattan. The Sixth Avenue elevated tracks are visible to the right of the building. | Printed vertically on right-hand side of postcard (partially cut off): "Rotunda, U.S.A. Debarkation Hospital No. 3, New York City." | 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, Avenue of the Americas (New York, N.Y.), Sixth Avenue (New York, N.Y.), Sixth Avenue El (New York, N.Y.), Railroads, Elevated
ID: nycm_184
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: City Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of City Hospital on Blackwell's Island (now Roosevelt Island). Brick and stone buildings and a grassy lawn are visible; a white flag with a cross is raised on top of the main entrance. Two men sit in front of a stone building on the right-hand side. | Postcard sent with two-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from Bee to Mrs. M. L. Casselbury about Grandma French's death and the upcoming funeral and burial.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, City Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Charity Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Prison hospitals, Public hospitals, Lawns, Flags, Men, People, Crosses, Roosevelt Island (New York, N.Y.), Blackwell's Island (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycm_054
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (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: 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: Memorial Hospital
Description: Black-and-white postcard with a slightly elevated view of Memorial Hospital and the surrounding Manhattan neighborhood. Parked cars are visible on the streets, as well as a view of a large water tower and the skyline. The Chrysler Building can be seen in the distance to the left. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back from S. J. S. to Miss Shirly Palmer in Ithaca, N.Y., about her stay in the hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- New York County, Memorial Hospital (New York, N.Y.), Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Cancer -- Hospitals, Automobiles, Trees, Apartment houses, Dwellings, Chrysler Building (New York, N.Y.)
ID: nycm_272
Geographic Subject: Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

Title: Queens General Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Queens General Hospital and its lawn dotted with trees. An American flag stands on the rooftop. In the far right background a few neighboring houses can be seen. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Queens County, Queens General Hospital (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica, New York, N.Y.), Lawns, Trees, Driveways, Flags -- United States, Flagpoles, Housing, Single family, Dwellings
ID: nycq_033
Geographic Subject: Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Collection: Robert Matz Hospital Postcards -- Queens

Title: Methodist Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn and its brick hospital buildings covered with ivy, its surrounding paths and lawns, the trees and street in front of the entrance. Neighboring buildings can be seen in the left background and on the right-hand 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.), Trees, Streets, Lawns, Ivy, Roofs
ID: nycbk_112
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (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: The Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Description: Color postcard with image of aerial view of Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn with other neighborhood buildings and tree-lined streets visible. | Card not posted.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals -- New York (State) -- Kings County, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), Streets, Automobiles, Trees
ID: nycbk_007
Geographic Subject: Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Title: St. Joseph's Hospital
Description: Color postcard with view of St. Joseph's Hospital in Queens and its entrance with a white picket fence and an arched wooden gateway over the sidewalk that says "St. Josephs Hospital." Bare trees and shrubs on the lawn are also visible. | Postcard sent with one-cent George Washington stamp. | Handwritten message on back to Mr. Hugh Hallas of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., about the sender's boarding next to the hospital.
Subjects (LC): Hospitals, Hospital buildings, Hospitals – New York (State) -- Queens County, St. Joseph's Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), St. John’s Episcopal Hospital (Far Rockaway, New York, N.Y.), Shrubs, Wooden fences, Statues, Trees
ID: nycq_062
Geographic Subject: Queens (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: 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.)

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