Sepia real photo postcard of Colgate Lake (now Taylor Lake) near Hamilton, New York, home of Colgate University. A panoramic view shows the calm lake with tree-lined shores; a large Victorian/Shingle Style building is visible through trees on the hillside above. Caption: "53 — Colgate Lake, Hamilton, N.Y." Mailed with US 1¢ green Washington stamp, addressed to Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Handwritten message.