Middle Building, Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, Middletown
Mediumphotomechanical print; ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/2 × 5 9/16in. (8.9 × 14.1cm)
Primary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 15/16 × 4 5/16in. (7.5 × 11cm)
Primary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 15/16 × 4 5/16in. (7.5 × 11cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Becker Girard
DescriptionBlack and white postcard of the Middle Building at the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in Middletown, Connecticut. View of the building with a road or driveway leading to the front. There is a sign facing left in the lower left corner, and the edge of a wheel that may be part of a waggon (off frame) is visible on the far right.
Object number2021.16.12
InscribedPrinted in black ink on image on front: "J. A. BROATCH,/ PUBL,"Printed in white on top of dark banner on top of image on front: "MIDDLE BUILDING ~ CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL/ FOR THE INSANE, MIDDLETOWN, CONN."
Printed in black ink on back: "POST CARD/ Place Stamp/ Here./ Domestic 1 Ct./ Foreign 2 Cts./ THE ALBERTYPE CO. [in reverse italics]/ BROOKLYN, N.Y. [in reverse italics]/ THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY."
Handwritten in pencil in upper left corner on back: "D"
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