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Object Name |
Postcard |
Description |
Postcard; black and white image of Whiteface Inn in Whiteface, NY with Whiteface Mountain and Lake Placid behind it, trees in the foreground; image is a reproduction of "Whiteface Inn and Placid Lake" by Jonas Lie which was painted in 1932 and is in the museum's collection Verso: green postage stamp in top, right corner with image of George Washington in profile; written on stamp in white: "UNITED/ STATES/ POSTAGE/ GEORGE/ WASHINGTON/ 1789-1797/ 1 CENT 1"; stamped inside a circle with black ink: "SARANAC INN/ JUL 8/ 5:30 PM/ 1946/ N"; written horizontally in blue ink in top, left-hand corner of postcard: "WHITEFACE INN/ THE ONLY HOTEL ON LAKE PLACID/ WHITEFACE, N.Y."; written horizontally in cursive on right-hand side of postcard: "Mr. G.V. Zeiger/ 3121 Ridgewood/ Cincinnati 13/ Ohio."; written vertically in cursive on left-hand side of postcard: "Sat. Got this at the Inn. The/ view through the large/ picture windows of the/ lake is heavenly. Girls/ wear tan uniforms in/ a.m. + white the other 2/ meals. Jinks + Rapp/ twins rooming together./ Met some nice kids/ + they all seem congenial./ Weather lovely now./ Love A.E." |
Date |
1940 ca-1946 |
Photographer |
Unidentified |
Collection |
Postcard Collection |
Search Terms |
Whiteface, NY Lake Placid Whiteface Inn Whiteface Mountain lakes and ponds mountains hotels, inns and taverns Essex County |
Catalog Number |
2008.032.0011 |
Notes |
This is part of a group of objects relating to the Adirondack Park that were owned and used by either the donor, Jean Zeiger Cunningham, or her sister Ann Zeiger. The two sisters grew up in Cincinnati, OH and spent their summers at Deerwood Music Camp which was located close to Saranac Lake, NY. When they were older, the sisters waitressed at The Saranac Inn in Saranac Lake, NY. |