COLLECTION NAME:
Savannah Postcard Collection
Record
Title:
DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, Ga.
Description:
Color postcard with white border, divided back, postally unused, of the old Hotel DeSoto. Caption from the back of the card: "Convenient and luxurious hotels, as well as numerous spots of historic interest, form a great attraction for the tourist and pleasure seeker. Semi-tropical vegetation, healthful climate, and excellent roads to delight the motorist." Construction on the Hotel DeSoto began in 1888. It was a Richardsonian Romanesque style building designed by Boston architect William Gibbons Preston.
Subject:
Historic buildings
Subject:
Hotels
Publisher:
Coastal News Co.
Date:
1913-1930
Coverage:
Savannah (Ga.)
Coverage:
Georgia
Language:
English
Type:
Still Image
Extent:
3 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches
Format/Medium:
Postcards
Format/Medium:
Lithographs
Source:
Savannah Postcard Collection, MS 016, Jen Library Archives and Special Collections, Savannah College of Art and Design.
Rights:
Though this item is believed to be in the Public Domain, copyright may have been retained by the authors or creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
