West Baden Springs Company Illustrated Letterhead
- Used
- Condition
- Very good to near-fine. Light toning, letter folds, some wear and dust soiling to envelope.
- Seller
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Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
West Baden, Indiana: The West Baden Springs Company, 1904. Very good to near-fine. Light toning, letter folds, some wear and dust soiling to envelope.. Handwritten letter on illustrated letterhead for the West Baden Mineral Springs Company, "An Ideal Resort for Health and Pleasure". The letterhead depicts the hotel's luxurious and impressive turn-of-the-century architecture. The letter appears to be written to a friend from a hotel patron, who wasn't particularly impressed with the accommodations: "We have had enough of this blooming blasted sulfurous place for a season and beside we learn that a big hoard of Chicago Cheap Politicians are coming here early next week to get the booz [sic] boiled out of there and we want to get away before they strike the place".
Two sheets of lined illustrated letterhead measuring 11" by 8.5". Original illustrated envelope measuring 3.75" by 6.5" The West Baden Springs Hotel and was marketed as the height of luxurious health tourism, drawing visitors from around the world to its natural mineral water healing springs.
Two sheets of lined illustrated letterhead measuring 11" by 8.5". Original illustrated envelope measuring 3.75" by 6.5" The West Baden Springs Hotel and was marketed as the height of luxurious health tourism, drawing visitors from around the world to its natural mineral water healing springs.
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- Seller
- Eclectibles (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 22005826
- Title
- West Baden Springs Company Illustrated Letterhead
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good to near-fine. Light toning, letter folds, some wear and dust soiling to envelope.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The West Baden Springs Company
- Place of Publication
- West Baden, Indiana
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Mineral Springs, Mineral Water, Health Tourism, Prohibition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Albums & Journals;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eclectibles
Biblio member since 2014
Tolland, Connecticut
About Eclectibles
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