Description: Louisville, KENTUCKY - Hotel Henry Watterson - 1913: The ten-story Hotel Henry Watterson opened on April 29, 1912, and was demolished in 1981. Operations at the hotel had previously ceased in 1974. The hotel featured 250 rooms (each with private bath and free electric fans!), conference rooms, a Rathskellar, cafe and dining rooms. Mahogany was used throughout the building. J.B. Pound, president of the hotel, contacted Henry Watterson who was on a Mediterranean cruise at the time to use his name for the hotel, as Watterson was known to have been loyal to the Confederate cause and the rise of a “New South” based on segregation and white supremacy. Beautifully colored façade with an active street scene with people in period dress and an American flag flying. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1913, is in good condition but shows some edge wear. Published by F. M. Kirby & Co. R-21376.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-14T02:08:11.000Z
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Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
City/Region: Louisville
Segregation: White Supremacy
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Features: Architecture
Advertising: Hotel
Postage Condition: Posted
Featured Person: Henry Watterson
Material: Paper
City: Louisville
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: F. M. Kirby & Co.
Modified Item: No
Subject: Hotel Henry Watterson
Henry Watterson: Confederate
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
State: Kentucky
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Fashion, Hotel & Restaurant, Landscapes, US States, Cities & Towns, Long Dresses, Hats, Suits, Pedestrians, Flag, Confederate, White Supremecy, Segregation
Region: Kentucky
Country: USA
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Hotel: Henry Watterson
