Holiday Inn Advertising Postcard, "Your Host from Coast to Coast," 1958

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Artifact Overview

Entrepreneur Kemmons Wilson opened his first motel in 1952. Within a few years, Wilson's Holiday Inns had become the nation's largest lodging chain. Travelers appreciated the fair pricing, quality service, and standardized amenities each location offered. One guest scrawled "first night" on this postcard from a Holiday Inn in Newark, Ohio.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1958

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.9.2.11

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moores.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 in
Width: 3.5 in

Holiday Inn Advertising Postcard, "Your Host from Coast to Coast," 1958