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Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

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Object Details

  • Date

    1921

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Photochromolithograph

  • Contributors

    Published by Fred Harvey Trading Co.

    Printed by Detroit Publishing Co.

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    l.l. to l.c. printed: H-1916 HOTEL EL TOVAR, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA

    l.r. printed: COPR. FRED HARVEY

    Verso [inverted]:

    u.l. printed: FRED \ HARVEY "PHOSTINT" \ TRADE MARK REG U. S. PAT OFF. \ MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.

    u.l. printed: EL TOVAR occupies a site without parallel in \ the world - 7,000 feet above the level of the sea \ on the rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado \ River, and commanding a tremendous, awe- \ inspiring view unequalled anywhere in the world. \ The roaring Colorado River in the Canyon below \ on one side and on the other one hundred and \ eighty miles of fragrant pines of the Coconino \ Forest. \ The hotel is built of native boulders and pine \ logs from far-off Oregon. The architect has \ combined in admirable proportions the Swiaa \ chalet and the Norway villa.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.361

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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