Entrance, Connecticut State Hospital, Middletown
Date1925
Mediumphotomechanical print; ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/2 × 5 1/2in. (8.9 × 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Becker Girard
DescriptionColor postcard of the Entrance at the Connecticut State Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut, sent to Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Roberts of Bridgeport, Connecticut, on July 15, 1925. View of a winding road that disappears into the distance, with landscaping and trees. Two lampposts with black bases and round, white globes line the left side of the road in the left portion of the picture.
Object number2021.16.17
InscribedPrinted in black ink on front: "ENTRANCE, CONNECTICUT STATE HOSPITAL, MIDDLETOWN, CONN."Printed in light blue ink on back: "PRINTED BY TICHNOR BROS. INC., AT CAMBRIDGE, MASS. U. S. A./ THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES/ QUALITY [written vertically, top to bottom, down middle of postcard]/ 112600/ POST/ CARD/ THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY"
Stamped in black ink in circle on back: "MIDDLETOWN. CONN./ JUL 15/ 11 - AM./ 1925"
Handwritten in pencil in top left corner on back: "Cl"
Handwritten in black ink on back: "Jean and I are having/ a very nice time/ enjoying every/ minute of it/ We went to Hartford/ today and had/ a perfectly lovely/ time./ Love/ Mabel/ Mr & Mrs. E. A. Roberts./ 685 North Ave.,/ Bridgeport,/ Conn"
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