Student Activity:  Look at the document in the supporting materials section below.  Use that information and the photographs to write a letter to Dr. Gibbs thanking him for his treatments and for the wonderful time you had staying at the Brookside Sanitarium.

     The Brookside Sanitarium lasted for only two years.  In the years between 1912 (when the Sanitarium closed) and 1971(when the building became a museum), it was used as a private residence, a photography studio, an antique shop, and an apartment house.

        From a brochure about the Brookside Sanitarium
Collection of SCHS

Saratoga County Historical Society  
6 Charlton Street
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518)885-4000
info@brooksidemuseum.org

Picture Post Card of Brookside Sanitarium, 1910
Collection of  SCHS

BEAUTIFUL BROOKSIDE

     Beautiful Brookside - At Ballston Spa, N.Y.  A private
sanitarium for the treatment of chronic diseases, including all
nervous disorders, rheumatism and joint affections, sciatica,
constipation, obesity, alcohol and drug addictions, etc. 
Baths of all kinds:  electricity in all forms, vibration, massage, electric light baths, x-ray and all modern sanitarium appliances.
6 miles from Saratoga, on the line of the Schenectady trolley.
Famous mineral spring at the very door.  A spacious old mansion; 12 acres of ground including famous Mohican Hill;
charming Sylvan Lake.  A delightful place for rest and
recuperation, as well as for those who require the services of
skilled physician and trained attendants.  Terms reasonable.
Booklet on application.

(Transcription of text from the photograph on the left.)