Eldridge Hotel Advertisement Postcard
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Title
Eldridge Hotel Advertisement Postcard
Subject
Historic buildings -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Hotels, motels, etc. -- Kansas
Description
Postcard with an advertisement for the Eldridge Hotel on the front. On the front are three colored photographs of the inside of the hotel. On the left is the coffee, in the middle is the Governor Robinson Suite, and on the right is the Crystal Ballroom. At the top of the middle it states that there are 90 rooms that included free TV and radio. At the bottom of the middle is advertises the hotel as the "Headquarters for the University of Kansas Jayhawks" with the KU Jayhawk mascot to the left of the text. At the top of the right side is the Eldridge crest. On the back at the top left side is information on how to get to the hotel from the East Turnpike. In the middle "The Allis Press, K.C., Mo." is printed sideways in black ink. A note is written by Rosalea (Postma) Carttar to her grandmother, Charline Fitzpatrick who is vacationing in Rochester, Minnesota. Postmarked May 1, but the year is covered by writing.
Creator
Carttar, Rosalea Postma
Source
Fitzpatrick-Postma Collection
Publisher
The Allis Press
Date
5/1/19??
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_147a)
1_Start_to_Mass_Street_Stores(cp_147b)
Coverage
Eldridge Hotel
701 Massachusetts Street (Lawrence, Kans.)
5/1/19??
5/1/19??
Abstract
Postcard with an advertisement for the Eldridge Hotel on the front. Note on the back.
Date Modified
5/1/19??
Is Part Of
Album 1: Start to Massachusetts Street Stores
Medium
Photograph
Print
Drawing
Provenance
Acquired by Charline Fitzpatrick.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Postcard
Physical Dimensions
5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Collection
Citation
Carttar, Rosalea Postma, “Eldridge Hotel Advertisement Postcard,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed November 21, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/462.
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