Postcard of the Eldridge House

Postcard of the Eldridge House

Central business districts

Historic buildings -- Kansas -- Lawrence

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Eldridge House on the front. Photograph focuses on the front and the side of the building facing the street. Building takes up a large portion of the street block and is three stories tall. On the right side of the building's front is an "Express Office" sign and a sign with "Union Pacific Ticket Office" painted on it. A banner hangs above the front middle door with "Eldridge House Barber Shop" printed on it. On the second floor balcony are two banners for "The Witching Hour" on October 19th. At the bottom of the photograph is a black strip with "No. 6076. Eldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas" is printed in white ink. A white border is around the entire photograph. On the back in the middle "Mfgd. by M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Co., Topeka, Kansas" is printed sideways in black ink. Information on when and where the postcard was acquired is on the back, 6/24/2001 from NLFM. Note: This is now the Eldridge Hotel.

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

M.L. Zercher Book and Stationery Company, manufacturer

Circa 1913

Fitzpatrick, Charline

Postma, Sally

Carttar, Rosalea

Carttar, Peter

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Still Image

English

Postcard

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_135a)

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_135b)

Eldridge House

701 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)

Circa 1913

6/24/2001

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Eldridge House on the front. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Photograph

Print

Drawing

Acquired by Sally Postma on June 24, 2001.

Postcard

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"