From high above Buffalo's tree-lined grounds, this vivid linen-era aerial illustration of the Erie County General Hospital complex sprawls in crisp cream and sage green — a monumental Art Deco campus of interlocking wings, manicured gardens, and a soaring central smokestack that speaks to the confident institutional ambition of 1930s America. Buffalo General Hospital (founded 1855, rebuilt in stages through the 1920s–30s) was one of western New York's premier medical centers, and this postcard — card no. 86 in a local series — captures the campus at the height of its mid-century grandeur. On the back, a touching message from a mentor to a young man named Tommy: "I was unable to find the book that I promised you. However I am sending another that has some good dope in it. Study hard and make the academy. That is the only thing." The sender identifies himself as Captain R.E. Mc Lean, C.I.T.C. #8 Shell Aid, Sewoun N.J. — likely an ROTC or Citizens' Military Training Camp officer encouraging his young charge toward a military academy. Mailed July 29, 1937 from Buffalo on a 1-cent green Franklin stamp, addressed to Tommy at 407 Military St., Columbus, Mississippi — the address itself hinting at a military family or community.