Antique & Vintage Postcards

Ivy-draped stone walls, a slender Gothic spire, and blazing stained-glass lancet windows — Sacred Heart Catholic Church at Lake George, New York, was the kind of picturesque summer-resort chapel that made Adirondack postcards irresistible souvenirs, and this linen-era card captures it in the full flush of early autumn color. Postmarked Lake George, September 1933, the card is addressed to "Mrs. Clarety" at 79 Myrtle St., Watertown, Massachusetts, with a "Not For Sale" notation penciled in the stamp corner — suggesting this particular copy may have been part of a controlled distribution or the writer's own collection copy. The sender writes warmly about being in Lake George for "a nice easy trip" and mentions going to Mechanicville the following night, noting she "am living at Church" — a charming ambiguity suggesting she was staying at or near the church rectory or parish house. Published by C.W. Hughes & Co. of Mechanicville with the "Star Quality" imprint and Curt Teich Chicago linen printing, this card typifies the vibrant religious architecture linen cards popular in the 1930s resort market.