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Davenport Hotel Stationary
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| Accession #: | 3998.7 |
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| Title: | Davenport Hotel Stationary |
| Object Type: | Stationery |
| Participants: |
Davenport Hotel (user)
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| Physical Description: | A selection of Davenport Hotel stationery including: Eleven postcards with sketch of the hotel, city street, and pedestrians. Inscriptions: "Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington, Covers and Entire City Block, One of America's exceptional hotels, 500 guest rooms - bronze, marble, concrete and steel construction to insure absolute safety-circulating ice water-direct elevator service to spacious garage-catering to your every desire-Dining facilities: Italian Gardens, Coffee Shop, Delicacy Shop, Apple Bower. Very moderate prices. Fourteen of each letter size stationery and envelopes with same image of hotel. Inscriptions: stationery: "Covers an Entire City Block, One of American Exceptional Hotels, Davenport Hotel, Louis M. Davenport, President, Spokane, Washington." Inscription Envelope: Covers An Entire City Block, Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington. Four pieces of note size stationery with same image inscriptions as full size stationery. |
| Description: | A grand new Davenport Hotel opened next door to Davenport's Restaurant in 1914. Also managed by Louis Davenport, the hotel incorporated the former restaurant spaces and gained national recognition for its quality service. Countless community, corporate, and personal events were held there until its closure in 1985 and subsequent restoration and re-opening in 2001. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Merchandising (Communication)
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| Geographical Reference: | Davenport Hotel (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane) |
| Materials/Techniques: |
paper (Material)
ink (Material)
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| Marks/Inscription: |
Covers an Entire City Block, One of American Exceptional Hotels, Davenport Hotel, Louis M. Davenport, President, Spokane, Washington (Note Paper)
Covers An Entire City Block, Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington. (envelope)
Davenport Hotel, Spokane, Washington, Covers and Entire City Block, One of America's exceptional hotels, 500 guest rooms - bronze, marble, concrete and steel construction to insure absolute safety-circulating ice water-direct elevator service to spacious garage-catering to your every desire-Dining facilities: Italian Gardens, Coffee Shop, Delicacy Shop, Apple Bower. Very moderate prices. (postcards)
Covers an Entire City Block, One of American Exceptional Hotels, Davenport Hotel, Louis M. Davenport, President, Spokane, Washington (letter paper)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Anonymous |
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