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 and Seventh Street. On the Seventh Street side is the Hotel Eldridge sign. On the Massachusetts Street side is the sign for Western Union. A white border is below the photograph with "Eldridge Hotel - Lawrence, Kansas" printed in black ink on the left side and "1-32" on the right side. On the back is information on when the postcard was acquired, 4/1965.

Source

Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection

Publisher

Unknown

Date

circa 1950s

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_146a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_146b)

Coverage

Eldridge Hotel
701 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
circa 1950s
4/1965

Abstract

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

Is Part Of

Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores

Medium

Photograph
Print
Drawing

Provenance

Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick in April of 1965.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

5 1/2" x 3 1/2"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/7556981cdf89de689fde9cad3d7b1ccf.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/0a31d5fb88f7ab6e1810b3173dba6dfb.jpg

Citation

“Postcard of the Eldridge Hotel,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 5, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/461.

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