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Hotel Fort Des Moines, 10th and Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa

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Looking southwest at the Hotel Fort Des Moines building made of granite, limestone and brick, built in 1919. Verso says: "Where excitement begins. Another friendly boss hotel. Iowa's largest and friendliest." It is located at 1000 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Title Hotel Fort Des Moines, 10th and Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa
supporting host Grinnell College Libraries Special Collections
Index Date 1965
Publisher Associated Litho (Des Moines, Iowa)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color lithograph print, divided back.
citation/reference National Register of Historic Places (http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/)
Date Issued 1960-1970
Note Purchase or donation
Note Scanned with HP Officejet 6600 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Polk County (Iowa)
Topic Des Moines (Iowa)
Topic Public accommodation facilities
Topic Hotels
Topic Advertising cards
Cartographic 41.584835, -93.629733
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_desa0053
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_desa0053
Access Condition Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/18752
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