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Lobby of Montrose Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Interior view of the lobby at the Montrose Hotel with the reservation desk in the background. The hotel was built in 1906 on the corner of Third Street and Third Avenue and owned by hoteliers Jackson E. Montrose and Charles McHugh. The hotel was taken over by Eugene Eppley in 1917. Grant Wood was noted as painting murals for the hotel's mezzanine. The first two stories of the hotel were 16 feet in height, while the other four stories were 10 feet in height. The Montrose was demolished in 1988. Number 6481.
Title Lobby of Montrose Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alternative TitleHotel Montrose
Index Date 1908
Publisher Baylis, William (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color lithograph print, divided back.
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/jpeg
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Date Issued 1907-1920
citation/reference The Gazette (Cedar Rapids), January 1, 1987, p 19 (https://www.newspapers.com/)
creation/production credits Made in Germany.
Language English
Topic Linn County (Iowa)
Topic Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Topic Public accommodation facilities
Topic Hotels
Topic Interiors
Topic Lobbies
Topic Rooms & spaces
Topic Montrose Hotel
Cartographic 41.977643, -91.665863
Classification MS 108, Box 1, ihpc_cedarm0034
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_cedarm0034
Identifier (local) grinnell:14130
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/14130
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