Omnibus in front of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California, circa 1890

THF139658 / Omnibus in front of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California, circa 1890

THF139659 / Omnibus in front of Hotel Del Monte, Monterey, California, circa 1890 / back

Artifact Overview

Larger hotels in the second half of the nineteenth century often maintained horse-drawn coaches or omnibuses to transport guests to and from nearby railroad stations or take them on excursions during their stay. California's Hotel Del Monte, shown here with waiting omnibus, offered guests the 17-Mile Drive -- an outing complete with scenic views and stops at historic sites.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1890

Creators

Johnson, Charles Wallace Jacob

Collection Title

Research Center General Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

99.35.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.438 in
Width: 7 in

Inscriptions

Small piece of newsprint affixed on verso reads: Hotel Del Monte In border on left front: C.W.J. JOHNSON'S VIEWS OF CALIFORNIA SCENERY

Keywords	United States, California, Monterey Photographic prints Photographs Card photographs (Photographs) Hotels (Public accomodations) Omnibuses Hotel Del Monte (Monterey, Calif.)