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Showing posts with label Hospitals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hospitals. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 7, 2011

St. Joseph Hospital - Bellingham, Washington

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Although I might prefer spending time in a hospital that looks like this instead of one of those massive institutions, I would like to make ...
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Royal Infirmary - Manchester, England

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Although it's small, you can see a double-deck tram on the left. One of the things I appreciate about this card is that it was sent from...
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Greetings from the Mayo Clinic - #2

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Here's the second postcard from Estace, a patient at the famous Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in 1945.  He seems to have had a sen...
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Monday, September 13, 2010

Greetings from the Mayo Clinic - #1

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This is the first of two cards that Estace sent to Norma McCarthy from his eventful visit to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The c...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Fitzsimmons General Hospital

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Oh, excuse me, I'm quite sure I requested a private room! Here's an old postcard  from the Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Aurora,...
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Typhoid Fever in Altoona

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Besse sent this card of the Altoona Hospital and Nurses' Home in 1908. On the front she writes: Sept. 6. 08 Hello Cousin Kathryn and...
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I love antique postcards because they preserve evidence of everyday life as well as celebrations and sad events. Looking at an old postcard is like holding a single piece of a puzzle; we have to imagine the rest. I will try to put up a postcard every day. If you have a special request for a particular city or place, let me know!
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