A long red-brick institutional complex with a central towered administration building and flanking wings, seen across a broad green lawn. Trees stand before the facade and a pale pink-and-blue sky fills the upper half of the view.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Jan 16 1917
Dear Minnie Snow drops
you a card to let you
know that I feel good
hope you do the same
I am sending you a
package if it dont
suit you then just
send it back ha ha and
as soon as you
get the package please
send me a card back
so I know if you like
it or not, I will go to
W.B. to morrow it will
be the first time since
you left Albert hope
to hear of you soon
Your Mother Mrs G. Hildebrand o/o J.S.R.
PostmarkedWilkes-Barre, PA, January 16, 1917, 12:30
Chromolithograph with visible stipple/halftone texture; printed postmark-like cancel design (wavy lines and circular mark) in the sky at upper left. Slight corner and edge wear, light surface soiling.
Postmark: WILKESBARRE PA JAN 16 12:30 PM 1917. Divided-back card with pen message on left half; 1c green Washington stamp; light edge wear and slight soiling; dealer pencil notes (x150, #1.50) at top.
Cite this card
State Hospital, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/state-hospital-hazleton-pennsylvania-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.
