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  • Envelope sent from the Tyler Hotel located at Third and Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design features the exterior of the hotel and advertises that the building is "absolutely fire proof." The back of the envelope is a color illustration advertisement for the Kentucky State Fair held on September 11-16, 1922. Images include Churchill Downs, a horse, bull, clown, airplanes, vegetables, and fruit.

  • Envelope sent to W. A. Shields, Victoria, Australia, from the Seelbach Hotel located at Fourth and Walnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The back of the envelope features color illustration advertisement for the Kentucky State Fair, held on September 12-17, 1927.

  • Envelope sent from the Willard Hotel located at SE corner of Centre & Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the hotel exterior, and names Whips & Willard as proprietors, and J. A. Patrick and Dick Chiles as clerks.

  • Envelope sent from the Willard Hotel located at SE corner of Centre & Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the hotel exterior and names W.C.D. Whips as proprietor.

  • Envelope sent from the Willard Hotel located at SE corner of Centre & Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the hotel exterior and names H.A. Hicks as manager.

  • Envelope sent from the Willard Hotel located at SE corner of Centre & Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the hotel exterior and names H.A. Hicks as manager.

  • Envelope sent to Southern Bell T. & T. Co., Louisville, from Victoria Hotel located at Broadway and Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Envelope sent to Southern Bell T. & T. Co., Louisville, from Victoria Hotel located at Broadway and Tenth Street, Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Envelope sent from the Standiford Hotel located at the corner of 10th Street and Broadway. J.N. Williard, manager.

  • Envelope sent to W. R. Woodward, general manager of Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Co, Louisville, Kentucky, from St. Denis Hotel located at Broadway and 11th Street, New York City.

  • Envelope sent from St. Cloud Hotel located at SE Corner of Second and Jefferson Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope names N. S. Glore as proprietor, and C. G. Callaway and C. W. Anderson as clerks. It advertises "fare $2 per day."

  • Envelope sent to Lillie Hadley, Moundsville, West Virginia, from the Seelbach Hotel located at Fourth and Walnut Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Envelope features color illustration of the hotel facade by Courier-Journal

  • Envelope sent from the Lenox Hotel located at 517 West Market Street.

  • Envelope sent to Elizabeth Bryant, Marcon, Georgia, from Hotel Victoria located at Broadway and Tenth Street (opposite Union Station), Louisville, Kentucky. The return address design includes a crest with a lion and unicorn.

  • Envelope sent from Hotel Victoria located at Broadway and Tenth Street (opposite Union Station), Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope names Theophile Conrad as proprietor and W. D. Jones as manager.

  • Envelope sent from Hotel Victoria located at Broadway and Tenth Street (opposite Union Station), Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the hotel and names R. L. Cox & Co. as proprietors.

  • Envelope sent to Charles Alexander, Knob Lick, Kentucky, from Hotel Kentucky located at Seventh and Market Streets in Louisville, Kentucky.

  • Envelope sent to Button & Thruston from The Fifth Avenue Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope names J. Johnson as manager, with the previous manager's name C. A. Gardiner marked out in red.

  • Envelope sent from Farmers' Home Hotel located at 400-422 East Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope design includes an image of the facade of the hotel, names A. M. Emler as manager, and notes that it is the "Largest and Best $1.00 a day Hotel in the U. S."

  • Envelope and letter sent from T. R. Dale to Henley, Bloomington, Indiana, about business transactions. The envelope and letterhead were printed for Farmers' Home located at 160 and 162 East Market Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The envelope names H. Stockhoff & Bro as proprietors and notes that "In connection with the House is a large Wagon Yard and Feed Stable. Prices to suit the times." The back of the envelope has advertisements for Zmut & Kimmel watchmakers and jewelers, C. Bissmeyer dealer in hats, caps, straw goods, G. C. Wetstein hardware and cutlery, Frank Schweizer, and Fred. Schaulie manufacturer of trunks.
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