Alternate title: | The start from El Tovar on a Grand Canyon drive, Arizona |
Summary: | Coaches prepare to depart from the Hotel El Tovar for a tour of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, circa 1907-1915. Caption reads: "El Tovar is located on the brink of the Grand Canyon, in the heart of the Coconino Forest, and 7,000 feet above the sea. The hotel is built of pine logs and stone in rustic style, and is from three to four stories high. The air is cool and invigorating and the drives along the rim give one the opportunity of seeing many beautiful views of the Canyon." Postmark date: April 19, 1915; Postcard number: 10961; Message included. Message reads: "Dear girlie / This is the kind I went to ride in yesterday and it makes a lovely trip. Care from Mama." |
Provider: | Detroit Publishing Co. |
Fred Harvey (Firm) |
Century: | 1901-2000 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Michigan |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Detroit |
Temporal subject: |
1901-1910
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1911-1920
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Zone : | Grand Canyon National Park |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Arizona |
Topical subjects: |
Hotel El Tovar
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Carriages & coaches |
Genre: | Postcards |
ArchivesUM location: | National Trust Library Postcard Collection |
Repository: | National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection |
Browse terms: | Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places |
Copyright holder: | Public Domain |
Collection: | National Trust Library Historic Postcard Collection |
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