Postcard of the Eldridge Hotel

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Title

Postcard of the Eldridge Hotel

Subject

Historic buildings -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Hotels, motels, etc. -- Kansas

Description

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Eldridge Hotel on the front. Photograph focuses on the front and side of the building facing the street. Cars are parked in front of the building on Massachusetts Street. The Hotel Eldridge sign is on the side of the building. The sky has been colored in by hand with light blue paint. A white border is around the entire photograph. At the bottom border "1932 Hotel Eldridge, Lawrence, Kansas" is printed in black ink. On the back in the middle "Walraven Brothers, Inc., Dallas, Texas" is printed sideways in blue ink. Information on when the postcard was acquired is on the back, bought on 3/5/1937.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Walraven Brothers, Inc.

Date

1932

Contributor

Fitzpatrick, Charline
Postma, Sally
Carttar, Rosalea
Carttar, Peter

Rights

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Format

Still Image

Language

English

Type

Postcard

Identifier

1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_145a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_145b)

Coverage

Eldridge Hotel
701 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
1932
3/5/1937

Abstract

Postcard with a black and white photograph of the Eldridge Hotel on the front. Sky has been colored in blue. Manufacturing information on the back. Acquisition information on the back.

Is Part Of

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick on March 5, 1937.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/851274a7022b8963aa568aa5ca1ef004.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of the Eldridge Hotel,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 26, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/460.

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