The Draper Hotel
Image ID: WPC 01:119
Front:
Black and white photo of the Draper Hotel in Northampton. Pedestrians and bicyclists on sidewalk in front of hotel as well as cars on Main St. The hotel consists of a central block with a wing on either side, each with an "F" monogram in the center of the roof pediment. An awning covers each window as well as the storefronts on the ground level. "Mandell's Shoes" is visible on one of the awnings.
Message on back reads: "Dear Lena, Hope you are well and enjoying live as it comes. I have had nearly two weeks vacation and expects to go to school to-morrow. / Good-by, Edna."
Back is addressed to: "Miss Lena Kennedy / 399 Chenango St. / Binghampton / N.Y."
Date is taken from postmark.
Black and white photo of the Draper Hotel in Northampton. Pedestrians and bicyclists on sidewalk in front of hotel as well as cars on Main St. The hotel consists of a central block with a wing on either side, each with an "F" monogram in the center of the roof pediment. An awning covers each window as well as the storefronts on the ground level. "Mandell's Shoes" is visible on one of the awnings.
Message on back reads: "Dear Lena, Hope you are well and enjoying live as it comes. I have had nearly two weeks vacation and expects to go to school to-morrow. / Good-by, Edna."
Back is addressed to: "Miss Lena Kennedy / 399 Chenango St. / Binghampton / N.Y."
Date is taken from postmark.
Image Details
| Dublin Core | |
|---|---|
| Title |
The Draper Hotel
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| Subject |
Kennedy, Lena
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| Description |
Front:
Black and white photo of the Draper Hotel in Northampton. Pedestrians and bicyclists on sidewalk in front of hotel as well as cars on Main St. The hotel consists of a central block with a wing on either side, each with an "F" monogram in the center of the roof pediment. An awning covers each window as well as the storefronts on the ground level. "Mandell's Shoes" is visible on one of the awnings. Message on back reads: "Dear Lena, Hope you are well and enjoying live as it comes. I have had nearly two weeks vacation and expects to go to school to-morrow. / Good-by, Edna." Back is addressed to: "Miss Lena Kennedy / 399 Chenango St. / Binghampton / N.Y." Date is taken from postmark. |
| Date |
5-Jan-09
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| Contributor |
Donation of the Gutterman-Pohlman Family, Northampton. 2017
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| Identifier |
WPC 01:119
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| Coverage |
Northampton, Mass
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| Still Image Item Type Metadata | |
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| Original Format |
Postcard
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| Physical Dimensions |
Print size: 3.5" x 5.5"
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Citation
“The Draper Hotel,” Forbes Library Images from the Archives (Legacy site: Pre-2022), accessed November 27, 2024, https://images.forbeslibrary.org/items/show/4966.