Illustration of passengers on deck near Staten Island, NY, Quarantine Station

real photo postcard, color, divided back

POSTCARDS
2014 Lang Collection
Raphael Tuck & Sons
USA, NY, New York, Staten Island
paper
3-1/2 x 5-1/2 in.

Real photo postcard, color, divided back; handwritten on back "1-87"; printed on back "Raphael Tuck & Sons 'OILETTE' Postcard 2908 / 'A TRIP TO EUROPE.' / . . .", and "Quarantine. . . At Quarantine Station, Staten Island, a Health Official boards the ship . . . whose duty it is to inquire as to the health of all on board . . . The period of quarantine is, as the name implies, forty days. . ."; handwritten on front lower left "Quarantine"; color illustration of passengers on deck near Staten Island, NY, Quarantine Station.

2014.49.1982

Gift of Monika and Steven Lang, 2014