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Vintage Catskills postcard by photographer Otto Hillig showing the grounds of the Loomis Sanatorium near the village of Liberty in Sullivan County, New York.

Sanatorium Grounds, Loomis, N.Y.

The Loomis Sanatorium was established at the village of Liberty in Sullivan County, New York for the treatment of tuberculosis. It was established in 1894. With a capacity for approximately 250 patients and spread over 500 acres, it was one of the largest sanatoriums in the United States. The facility was named for Dr. Alfred L. Loomis. The sanatorium operated through the 1940s.

The postcard was published by Otto Hillig. It was manufactured in Germany. It was never mailed.