Bel-Air Motel, Dodge City, Kansas, 1935-1950
THF240355 / Bel-Air Motel, Dodge City, Kansas, 1935-1950
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Artifact Overview
Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. When Mom-and-Pop owners of tourist cabins realized the efficiencies they could achieve by stringing rooms together in a long row, thousands of new "motels" beckoned motorists with their unique homey comforts.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
1935-1950
Subject Date
1935-1950
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.151.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Margolies.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.063 in
Width: 6.5 in
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