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Glencliff Men\'s Ward Administration Building NH 1910s State Sanatorium Postcard
Glencliff, N.H. was home to the New Hampshire State Sanatorium, established in the early 20th century as a public tuberculosis treatment facility; its red-brick Administration Building and adjoining Men\'s Ward, with prominent screened porches, reflect the institutional architecture and fresh-air therapy practices used in mountain sanatoria of that period.
🖼️ Information on the Front of the Postcard
📝 In-Scene Text
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🏢 Publisher Information
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💬 Captions
Glencliff, N. H. Men\'s Ward, showing Administration Building, N. H. State Sanatorium
📬 Information on the Back of the Postcard
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🏛️ Publisher & Postal Note
**Publisher Information:**
Published by H. L. Coburn, Photo Copyright 1909, H. L. Coburn, Glencliff, N. H. No. 34526 Made in Germany.
A \"QUALITY\" logo, possibly containing the initials HLC or HLB, is present in a triangular shield design between \"POST\" and \"CARD\".
**Postal Notes/Instructions:**
\"MESSAGE MAY BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\"
\"ADDRESS ONLY ON THIS SIDE.\"
\"Place the Stamp Here\"
\"ONE CENT For United States and Island Possessions: Cuba, Canada and Mexico.\"
\"TWO CENTS For Foreign.\"
📌 Context
This postcard back is unused, hence the absence of an address, message, stamp, or postmark.
The copyright date of 1909 places it firmly in the \"Golden Age\" of postcards (roughly 1900-1915), a period of immense popularity for sending postcards.
The instruction \"Made in Germany\" is very common for postcards of this era, as German printers were renowned for their high-quality lithography and production techniques.
The specified postal rates (1 cent for domestic/nearby, 2 cents for foreign) were standard for postcards sent from the United States during this time. The 1-cent rate for postcards within the U.S. and its territories, as well as Cuba, Canada, and Mexico, was established in 1898.
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