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Image of the week

It’s really cold, so be sure to bundle up before you hang out with your friends outside! These unidentified tuberculosis patients are wearing fashionable fur coats, which were popular with patients because they spent most of their days out on cure porches, regardless of the weather. Socializing was an important part of keeping the patients’ spirits up! (Photo provided — Historic Saranac Lake Collection, 2021.6.16. Courtesy of Karen Lewis and Beth Glover.)

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