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"

Files

https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/480b34b87174437adb38073e343673d0.jpg
https://s3.amazonaws.com/omeka-net/24748/archive/files/bf1bf903bcd66d212ab421bf51d2dd58.jpg

Citation

Carttar, Rosalea Postma, “Eldridge Hotel Advertisement Postcard,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed April 23, 2024, https://history.lplks.org/items/show/462.

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