Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1906

Summary

The Santa Fe Railway's 1901 spur line to the Grand Canyon led to the establishment of hotels and other tourist amenities along the South Rim. Most elegant among the hotels was El Tovar (upper left), completed in 1905. Perched at the edge of the canyon, it looked like a Swiss-style chalet on the outside and a rustic men's club inside.

The Santa Fe Railway's 1901 spur line to the Grand Canyon led to the establishment of hotels and other tourist amenities along the South Rim. Most elegant among the hotels was El Tovar (upper left), completed in 1905. Perched at the edge of the canyon, it looked like a Swiss-style chalet on the outside and a rustic men's club inside.

Artifact

Postcard

Subject Date

circa 1906

Creators

Detroit Publishing Co. 

Fred Harvey (Firm) 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Detroit 

Creator Notes

Image copyrighted by Fred Harvey. Made by Detroit Publishing Co..

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

37.102.181

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Lithography

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in

Width: 5.5 in

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