West Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1906 / Detroit Photographic Company
Collection: Henry Clay Barnabee Collection
A postcard featuring a colorized photograph of a large brick and stone hotel. Text on the front reads "West Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn." A handwritten note on the front reads "Dear friends, It was the corner room where Mr. & Mrs. Chamberlain sat on the ledge for half and hour & were finally taken down by firemen. Hotel very little damaged. Smoke did the sad havoc. Love from all, Geo." The postcard is addressed to Mr. H.C. Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, and is postmarked January 13, 1906 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
~ Detroit Photographic Company, “West Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed January 26, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/3852.
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Title
West Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Subject
Minneapolis (Minn.)
Description
A postcard featuring a colorized photograph of a large brick and stone hotel. Text on the front reads "West Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn." A handwritten note on the front reads "Dear friends, It was the corner room where Mr. & Mrs. Chamberlain sat on the ledge for half and hour & were finally taken down by firemen. Hotel very little damaged. Smoke did the sad havoc. Love from all, Geo." The postcard is addressed to Mr. H.C. Barnabee, 225 Riverside Drive, New York City, and is postmarked January 13, 1906 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Creator
Detroit Photographic Company
Source
Henry Clay Barnabee Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
1906
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Format
JPG derived from TIF
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1995.1.IX.141