| Creator |
Brightbill, George M., collector. |
| Contributor |
Wade, Angus S., 1865-1932, architect. |
| Title |
Hotel Walton postcards. [graphic]. |
| Date |
1900-1920 |
| Physical Description |
19 photomechanical prints (postcards): photolithograph; 9 x 15 cm.(3.5 x 5.5 in.) |
| Description |
Contains images of the Hotel Walton originally built as the Hotel Metropole circa 1892 after designs by Angus S. Wade. Depicts
exterior views of the hotel looking northeast and southeast. Also includes interior views of the palm room, dining room and
foyer.
|
| Notes |
Contains 9 postcards printed in color and 10 printed in black and white. |
|
The Hotel Metropole was incorporated into the Hotel Walton in 1895. Additions and renovations occurred in 1914 and in 1925
to accommodate a roof garden and shops on the first floor facing Broad Street.
|
|
Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Dining rooms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Entrance halls -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Hotels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Broad Street (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- South -- 233-247. |
| Genre |
Photomechanical prints -- Color -- 1900-1920. |
|
Photomechanical prints -- 1900-1910. |
|
Postcards -- 1900-1920. |
| Associated name |
Wade, Angus S., 1865-1932, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Brightbill postcards [Hotels and Restaurants - Walton - 119] |
| Accession number |
Brightbill 119 |
|
119-a01-c |
|
119-a02-c |
