About This Item


  • Call NumberV1989_030_0019
  • Title[St. George Hotel: The Old and the New]
  • SummaryReproduction of a handcolored photograph of a St. George Hotel; Likely no connection to Brooklyn's Hotel St. George. An early automobile, covered wagon, cow, and group of people in 1910s clothing stand in front of a St. George Hotel. A sign on the covered wagon reads, in part, "The Old Oregon Trail Momument Expedition left Puyallup, Wash. Jan. 29 1906 arrived at Indianapols, Ind. Jan. [obscured] 1907." More people sit and stand on the hotel porch and balcony. Caption on back reads: ... Ezra Meeker Historical Postcard for Schools, Libraries, the Home and Collectors.
  • Date[193-?]
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 postcard ; color ; 5.5 x 3.5 inches
  • Genrepostcards
  • Creator[Ezra Meeker Historical Society?]
  • SubjectHotels ; Oregon National Historic Trail
  • CollectionHotel St. George collection
  • Finding AidView the finding aid
  • Place[Location unknown]
  • Cite AsHotel St. George collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.
  • FolderHotel St. George collection ; Box 1, Folder 5