Description:
Postcard showing photo of the building constructed as Phelps Medical and Surgical Sanatorium in 1899 on N. Washington Avenue by Neil and Oscar Phelps. Later the building became the Macfadden Health Home Sanatorium (1907-09), the headquarters of C. W. Post's Trades and Workers Association, and finally it was bought by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, operating as the Battle Creek Sanitarium Annex before becoming the main Sanitarium facility in 1942. Photo shows bridge between the building and the Battle Creek College Library next door.
Caption on front: Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Mich. - 5
Written on back: 188 North Ave., Dear Folks, Always pleased to hear from you at Christmas time and would write Genevieve if I knew her address. Have been nursing in a t. b. hospital for nearly 3 1/2 years here in B.C. Mama passed away four years ago - Yes, Telly is married, too. I played the wedding march. Write me a letter when convenient. Sincerely, Louella
Sent to: Mrs. Ray Guilford Marcellus, Mich.
Sent on: January 25, 1944