On a sun-dappled lawn sloping gently to the blue expanse of Chautauqua Lake, the New York State Fish Hatchery at Bemus Point presents its tidy concrete rearing raceways and white clapboard hatchery building in this vivid 1938 linen-era postcard — a quiet celebration of Depression-era conservation infrastructure that stocked countless New York waterways with sport fish. The bold roadside sign anchors the composition, while tall elms filter afternoon light over the raceways and a distant motorboat hints at the recreational culture the hatchery served. Fred sent it on May 30, 1938, with a cheerful "Greetings" to Mary in Washington, D.C., at 1601 Argonne Place NW — a postcard that bridged a fishing trip to the Chautauqua region and a friend at home.