[Postcard of Lookout Mountain Hotel]

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Postcard featuring a drawing of the Lookout Mountain Hotel "overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee" as well as drawings of people engaged in various activities: a couple dancing, diving into a swimming pool, playing golf, archery, and riding horses. In script on the front is the hotel's motto: "A Paradise Above the Clouds." Text on the reverse side by S. John Littlegreen, Managing Director, describes the hotel's history, location, and features.

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1 postcard : col. ; 8 x 11 cm.

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Lookout Mountain Hotel 1949.

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This postcard is part of the collection entitled: Harris and Eliza Kempner and was provided by the Rosenberg Library to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this postcard can be viewed below.

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  • Reynoco Art The Reynolds & Reynolds Co., Dayton 7, Ohio

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Description

Postcard featuring a drawing of the Lookout Mountain Hotel "overlooking Chattanooga, Tennessee" as well as drawings of people engaged in various activities: a couple dancing, diving into a swimming pool, playing golf, archery, and riding horses. In script on the front is the hotel's motto: "A Paradise Above the Clouds." Text on the reverse side by S. John Littlegreen, Managing Director, describes the hotel's history, location, and features.

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1 postcard : col. ; 8 x 11 cm.

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Harris and Eliza Kempner

One of Galveston’s most iconic families, the Kempner family influenced the social and philanthropic landscape of Galveston, and its members created an expansive economic empire. This collection includes both personal papers and documentation of the family's involvement in business and industry.

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  • 1949

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  • June 17, 2021, 8:49 a.m.

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  • April 9, 2024, 1:29 p.m.

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  • 34.965503, -85.37513

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Lookout Mountain Hotel. [Postcard of Lookout Mountain Hotel], postcard, 1949; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1341754/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rosenberg Library.

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