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Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2021.16.21, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
State Hospital, Middletown
Gift of Barbara Becker Girard, 2021.16.21, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined

State Hospital, Middletown

Mediumphotomechanical print; ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 7/16 × 5 7/16in. (8.7 × 13.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Becker Girard
DescriptionColor postcard of the State Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. Features one small image each of (clockwise from top right) the State Hospital Grounds, the Reception Hospital, the Rose Garden and Main Building, and the Nurses' Home.
Object number2021.16.21
InscribedPrinted in black ink on yellow banner in center, on front: "STATE HOSPITAL/ MIDDLETOWN, CONN."

Printed in black ink on top right image on front: "State Hospital Grounds/ 12"

Printed in black ink on bottom right image on front: "Reception/ Hospital"

Printed in black ink on bottom left image on front: "Rose Garden and Main Bldg."

Printed in black ink on top left image on front: "Nurses' Home"

Handwritten in top left corner on back: "B"

Printed in dark blue ink on back: "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES/ 72998/ PUB. BY J. F. MOLLOY, MERIDEN, CONN./ 'TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS' REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS./ POST CARD/ PLACE/ ONE CENT/ STAMP/ HERE/ MADE IN U. S. A."
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