Description
Vintage lot of 21 original postcards featuring roadside America, motels, hotels, buildings, city streets, Route 66-era travel, California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and other locations.
The collection includes a mix of photographic / RPPC-style cards, black-and-white photo cards, linen cards and printed color postcards.
Notable subjects visible in the lot include:
* Redondo Beach Auditorium & Bath House, California
* Albuquerque High School, New Mexico
* Meteor Crater near Flagstaff / Winslow, Arizona
* Hotel El Rancho, Gallup, New Mexico
* Park Plaza Motor Courts
* Hollywood Boulevard near Vine, California
* Hollywood Canteen
* Green Spot Motel, Victorville, California
* Frontier Motel, Willcox, Arizona
* Oklahoma State Capitol
* Lockwood Auto Court, Los Angeles
* Monrovia Peak, California
* Front Street, El Paso, Illinois
* Municipal Building, Brownfield, Texas
* Additional vintage roadside, motel, building and travel scenes
Several cards are written, stamped and postmarked, with visible dates spanning roughly the 1920s through 1950s, including examples from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.
Excellent group for collectors of Route 66, roadside Americana, vintage motels, California history, Arizona history, travel postcards, architecture, old automobiles and mid-century tourism memorabilia.
Features / Item Specifics
Type: Postcard Lot
Number of Items: 21
Era: Early to Mid-20th Century
Approximate Period: 1920s–1950s
Theme: Travel / Roadside America / Motels / Architecture
Subject: Hotels, Motels, Roads, Buildings, Cities, Tourist Attractions
Postage Condition: Mixed – Posted & Unposted
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Material: Paper / Cardstock
Country: United States
Region: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma & More
Condition Notes
Original vintage condition with varying degrees of age-related wear.
Expect some combination of:
* Edge and corner wear
* Toning / discoloration
* Handwriting
* Postal cancellations and stamps
* Light stains or marks
* Creases
* Old dealer price stickers
* Surface wear
Some cards are cleaner than others. Please review all photos carefully for exact condition and contents.
All 21 postcards shown are included.
Source Note
Acquired as part of a larger vintage postcard and correspondence collection.
Shipping
Ships securely with rigid cardboard protection to help prevent bending during transit.
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