Main Building, Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, Middletown
Mediumphotomechanical print; ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/2 × 5 1/2in. (8.9 × 14cm)
Primary Dimensions (oval image height x width): 2 1/16 × 5 1/8in. (5.2 × 13cm)
Primary Dimensions (oval image height x width): 2 1/16 × 5 1/8in. (5.2 × 13cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Becker Girard
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the Main Building at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, Connecticut. View of the building showing trees and shrubs, the front lawn, a walkway, and a road or driveway leading up to the front. The image is contained within an oval that takes up less than 2/3rds of the front of the postcard. The rest of the front is blank.
Object number2021.16.11
InscribedPrinted in white on top of image on front: "J. A. Broatch."Printed in white, on a dark banner on top of image on front: "MAIN BUILDING * CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL/ FOR THE INSANE, MIDDLETOWN, CONN."
Printed in black ink on back: "POST CARD/ PLACE/ POSTAGE STAMP/ HERE./ DOMESTIC/ 1 CENT./ FOREIGN/ 2 CENTS./ THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY."
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