Rest-a-While, Gabriels, N.Y. 431.

From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection

Rest-a-While, Gabriels, N.Y. 431.

View of the Sanatorium proper in Gabriels, N.Y. from a diagonal view. The building itself is fairly large and resembles a luxury hotel. Sanatoriums were used as a means of helping people with teberculosis overcome their illness. It was believed that by breathing clean air and drinking pure water was what would cure people of their illness. The building itself appears to have been repainted to a different color compared to image LB2007.1.23499

Details

LB2007.1.23500
23500
circa 1920
City/Town:
Gabriels 
Region-2 Neighborhood, District:
Brighton 
State/Province:
New York 
Country:
United States