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Lafayette Inn, Clinton, Iowa

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Looking southeast at the "state of the art" venue for vaudevillians who frequented Clinton and often stayed there. The hotel opened in 1906 and was named after its key investor, Layfayette Lamp. It is currently known as the Lafayette Apartments and located at 143 Sixth Avenue South, Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa. 1907 postmark.
Title Lafayette Inn, Clinton, Iowa
Alternative TitleCromwell Hotel
Alternative TitleLafayette Hotel
Index Date 1907
Publisher Hurd, C.D., Publisher, Books and Stationery (Clinton, Iowa)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Black & white print, undivided back.
citation/reference Visit Clinton Iowa (http://www.clintoniowatourism.com/)
Date Issued 1907?
Note Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Note Purchase or donation
Language English
Topic Clinton (Iowa)
Topic Public accommodation facilities
Topic Hotels
Topic Advertising cards
Topic Clinton County (Iowa)
Topic Lafayette Hotel
Topic Cromwell Hotel
Cartographic 41.839741, -90.187787
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_clinto0023
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_clinto0023
Identifier (local) grinnell:13501
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/13501
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