Subject: Hotels

Invoice from Haas & Oppenheimer, dealers in dry goods, clothing, hats, boots, shoes, and other items. Located on the corner of Main and Soledad Streets, San Antonio, Texas. Dated October 1, 1879. The bill details a series of purchases from the business by the Menger Hotel. The bill contains an itemized list of purchases, quantities, prices, and total amounts. The billhead is printed on plain paper with handwritten entries.

Billhead listing the Nashville House located at 410 Union Street. The date of the billhead is unknown, but the record was created on December 30, 1899.

Billhead from John Levison, dated April 22, 1857. The billhead indicates that Levison's business was located at 675 Broadway, New York, New York, and associated with the Lafarge Hotel.

Billhead from the Pulaski House Hotel in Savannah, Georgia, dated February 1, 1854. The billhead mentions W. H. Wiltberger. The billhead is part of a larger collection of financial records.

Billhead from the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Helena, Montana, dated June 1, 1884. The bill is addressed to L. H. Hershfield and itemizes charges for board and lodging from April 26 to May 31, totaling $42.00. The Cosmopolitan Hotel was established in 1870 by Samuel Schwab and Edward Zimmerman after they purchased and remodeled the insolvent Walla Walla Hotel. In 1883, they expanded the hotel, creating the first four-story building in Helena. Samuel Schwab was born in 1836 in Rimpar, Bavaria, and immigrated to the United States around 1853. Edward Zimmerman, born in 1836 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, arrived in California in 1855.

Cabinet card photograph depicting buildings in Navasota, Texas, circa 1875. The image shows M. Levy's grocery and dry goods store, a hotel with Dreher & Holly business below, and other buildings on the corner of 10th and Washington Streets. The photograph was taken by Wilson & Parks, Navasota, Texas. The reverse of the card includes handwritten notations identifying the location.

This collection comprises 39 miscellaneous commercial documents related to Mayer Sulzberger's European trip in 1880. The materials include billheads, letters, receipts, and telegrams from various hotels, businesses, and individuals in France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and England. The documents provide insights into Sulzberger's travel itinerary, expenses, and business contacts during his journey. Dates range from 1880 to 1882. Specific locations include Paris, Munich, Philadelphia, Liverpool, Stuttgart, and London, among others.

This large, leather-bound folio is a hotel register from 1870 containing numerous entries, many of which appear to be names of Jewish guests. Further research is needed to identify the specific hotel and to fully analyze the contents.

A handwritten letter from Alexander Levinsky of Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Carhart & Roff in Macon, Georgia, dated September 23, 1854. The letter concerns an incorrect order where pepper sauce was sent instead of peppermint, which Levinsky had intended for his bar. He notes that he will keep the pepper sauce as he can dispose of it to the hotel, and requests that one dozen peppermint be sent. The body of the letter is in a different hand than the signature of Alexander Levinsky. A postscript mentions, "You can send it by the bearer of this Boy Mortimer belonging to Col Osborn," indicating the use of an enslaved individual for delivery. The back of the letter is addressed to "Mefs Carhart & Roff Macon Ga" and also notes "by Boy Mortimer."

This letter, dated March 26, 1866, is from H. G. Norton & Co. in New York to the Providence Rubber Co., concerning sample shipments of hosiery. The letter features an ornate, highly detailed lithographed letterhead depicting a block of buildings on Broadway, New York. The illustration identifies several businesses, including H.G. Norton & Co. (Rubber Goods) at 509 Broadway, Bogardus Photographs, Taylor's International Hotel & Saloons, Solomon & Hart (Fabric for upholstery), S. Strahlheim & Co. (Laces & White Goods), E.A. Hayt & Co. (Cloaks and Mantillas), W.H. Lyon & Co. (Yankee Notions and Hosiery), Watrous Boyden & Fay (Hats), and B.F. Beekman (Silk and Straw Goods), each with their specific building number. The architectural style depicted is typical of mid-19th century commercial blocks in a major city. **3.

A letter written by M. Gratz to J. H. Settlenner & Son on November 5, 1882. The letter was sent from Woodburn, Oregon, to Pendleton, Oregon. The letterhead features the advertisement "WHITE LABOR ONLY".."RESTAURANT, LODGING, AND; SALOON".

Incomplete letter on the letterhead of the New Hazel Hotel in Newport, Arkansas, dated August 8, 1897. The letterhead features the hotel's name and likely its address. The surviving portion suggests a business communication.

Lithograph depicting a woman with an umbrella at the Americus Hotel, located at 15 North Sixth Street. The date is estimated to be circa 1920 based on the donor's information.

A mounted photograph depicting the Hotel Milton building in Milton, Massachusetts, circa 1890. The multi-story building features several balconies and dormer windows, indicating a commercial and lodging establishment. Signs visible on the building identify it as the Hotel Milton and also indicate the presence of Cohen Brothers (Morris), Practical Merchant Tailors, with their storefront visible on the ground floor to the left. The photograph has a sepia tone, typical of the late 19th century, and is mounted on a card. 3.

This Carte de Visite (CDV) is a sepia-toned photograph attributed to Isaac Almstaedt, depicting a view from the St. Marks Hotel. The image shows a landscape with a single figure wearing a hat, a garden in the foreground with various plants and some architectural elements, and a body of water with distant structures in the background. The reverse of the card bears the handwritten caption "View from St. Marks Hotel."

This trade card features an engraved portrait of John Hancock on the front, with the name "Hancock" printed below and "Bufford Boston" in the bottom right corner, indicating the publisher or printer. The reverse side presents a "Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, BROOKLYN," listing various businesses, their industries, and street numbers. Businesses include a one-price clothier, cigar store, hotel and restaurant, saddle & harness maker, hatter, fashionable boot & shoe maker, fine groceries, photographer, dyeing establishment, dry goods store, central tea company, butter/cheese/egg supplier, fruit/wine/liquor store, music store, furniture store, bakery, butcher, fancy goods store, gent's furnishing goods store, and sporting goods store. The card serves as an advertisement and business reference, typical of late 19th-century mercantile practices.

One of two trade cards depicting a thin man looking for a hotel at Beach Boy Point, with a beach boy pointing the way. The card is part of a larger collection of trade cards and other manuscript materials. The image suggests a seaside location, likely in the United States given the style of the illustration. Circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Elias Kapelowitz's Dewey Hotel. The front features a humorous image of a monkey riding a bicycle. The monkey is wearing a cap and riding a bike, while a policeman stops him and holds up a finger. The card has a red border. There is a humorous poem printed on the card. The image and poem likely make reference to the “Monkey Trial,” a well-known trial that occurred in 1925. The image, poem, and text all allude to anti-Semitic stereotypes. The back of the card is blank. The card is stamped “Dewey”.

This trade card advertises Jacob Roth, a grocer and provision dealer located at 106 First Avenue, between 6th and 7th Streets in New York City. The front of the card features a large, steam-powered sailing ship. The back of the card provides more detailed information about the business, including a list of goods and services offered. The card states that Roth is a supplier to steamboats, hotels, and families.

Trade card advertising Astor's establishment located at the corner of Chestnut and 7th Streets, and at 3 South 11th Street, and Bingham House, featuring salt water baths. Circa 1885. Found within Manuscript Collection 1410, Box 2, Folder 59.

This trade card advertises The Grand Hotel in Richmond, Indiana, owned by Geo. L. Klein. The front of the card displays the hotel's address: 619, 621, and 623 Main Street, and indicates that it offers furnished rooms for gentlemen only, along with a billiard parlor. The back of the card features a humorous poem about a fly. The style of the lettering and illustration suggests a late 19th-century origin.

Trade card for Meyer & Co., an emigrant hotel in Hamburg, Germany, circa 1860s. The card advertises lodging and goods for emigrants, likely those immigrating to the United States. The card features an illustration and text in German. It measures 5 x 3 inches and is printed in black ink on cream-colored card stock.

This trade card advertises Mrs. Heinaman's Boarding and Lodging House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features simple text, advertising the establishment and its location: 3437 Chestnut Street, between 34th and 35th Streets. The text boasts "BOARDING & LODGING HOUSE...TERMS REASONABLE & ACCOMODATIONS FIRST CLASS." The card's design is minimalist, focusing primarily on conveying essential information. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the Union House, owned by S. H. Mensch, in Friedensburg, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features text announcing a "NEW OPENING" and highlighting the establishment's offerings of "CHOICE WINES," along with the promise of "GOOD STABLING" and an "ATTENTIVE HOSTLER." The design is simple and text-focused. The back of the card is blank. The image suggests a late 19th-century business.

This trade card advertises The Kaier hotel in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features the name of the establishment, "THE KAIER," prominently displayed. The text also indicates the daily rate: "RATES, $2.00 PER DAY." The card's design is simple, with no additional imagery or decorative elements. The back of the card is blank. The text is printed in a simple, sans-serif font, and the overall aesthetic suggests a late 19th-century origin.

This trade card advertises the White Horse Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features the text "WHITE HORSE HOTEL..GOOD STABLING.." and the address: N. W. CORNER THIRD AND WOOD STREET. The image suggests a simple, perhaps somewhat utilitarian design, focusing primarily on the text. The back of the card is blank. There are two images associated with this record, but only one is explicitly described. It is unknown if the second image is of the same card or a different card in the record.