1920 Alvarado Hotel Albuquerque NM Postcard Fred Harvey House Mission Style
1920 Alvarado Hotel Albuquerque NM Postcard Fred Harvey House Mission Style
The correspondence includes a personal inquiry, How is Eng & the baby?.
Condition: Used
Price: USD 19.99
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Item Description from Seller
The verso reveals this card was mailed on October 20, 1920, from Albuquerque, N. Mex., to Mr. Fred Pinert in Bowling Green, Wood County, Ohio. The handwritten message, penned by Ruth & Wine C., provides a charming glimpse into early 20th-century life and travel. The senders note they are very pleasantly located and boarding at a hotel, expressing a hope that the recipient’s health has much improved and encouraging him to join them. The correspondence includes a personal inquiry, How is Eng & the baby?, adding a layer of familial or social connection to this ephemeral artifact. The presence of a two-cent stamp and a clear circular date stamp cancellation completes the postal history of this piece, capturing a specific moment of communication and mobility in post-World War I America, a period of significant expansion for Southwestern tourism.
