Hotel El Tovar, Grand Canyon, Arizona, circa 1906
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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
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Image copyrighted by Fred Harvey. Made by Detroit Publishing Co..
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Collection Title
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