Lot #842: Vintage 1930s USA Postcard - "Gerry House, Bard College. Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y." - (Brookline, Mass)

Vintage 1930s USA Postcard, unused, showing large brick building surrounded by trees and bushes, with caption "Gerry House, Bard College. Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y." This black and white postcard does not indicate a publisher, but the top is marked "Brookline, Mass." No Stamp. Never Postally Used. No Message. While the publisher is not explicitly named, the "Brookline" mark suggests a connection to the high-end photographic printers of the Boston area, such as The Albertype Co. or Tichnor Brothers, who often handled collegiate commissions. The card appears to be Monochrome Collotype or Fine-Screen Lithography. The subject is Gerry House, is a vital part of the historic campus of Bard College (formerly St. Stephen’s College), located in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. Gerry House is a sprawling brick manor that exemplifies the "Country Estate" phase of American collegiate development. The card appears to date from the Interwar era (c. 1920s–1930s). Dimensions: 9 mm x 14 mm Pickup category timeslot {A}