{"product_id":"594","title":"1900s Courtland Hotel Canton Ohio Architecture Postcard UDB","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Vintage Postcard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a vibrant sense of a city on the rise in seeing the grand facade of a hotel that once served as the premiere social hub for travelers and local business leaders alike. This postcard depicts the Courtland Hotel in Canton, Ohio, a massive structure that defined the downtown skyline during the early twentieth century. The personal message scrawled vertically along the side dated October 18 1906 captures a fleeting moment of travel from an era when a simple postcard was the primary way to share news of a safe arrival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEra: Undivided Back\u003cbr\u003eDecade: 1900s\u003cbr\u003eCity: Canton\u003cbr\u003eState: Ohio\u003cbr\u003eCountry: United States of America\u003cbr\u003eTopics: Historic Hotels, Urban Architecture, Downtown Street Scenes, Social History\u003cbr\u003eArtist Photographer: J. Murray Jordan\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Circulated (Postmarked Canton Ohio Oct 18 1906)\u003cbr\u003eOrientation: Horizontal (Landscape)\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: J. Murray Jordan\u003cbr\u003ePrinter: J. Murray Jordan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis postcard was produced by the prominent Philadelphia photographer and publisher J. Murray Jordan who was noted for using his own 8x10 view camera to capture topographical scenes. The Courtland Hotel was built in 1905 and was a centerpiece of Canton civic life for decades. The reverse features an ornate scrollwork banner with the words Post Card and includes a receiving postmark from Zanesville Ohio dated Oct 19 1906. A green one cent Benjamin Franklin stamp is cancelled by a wavy line machine postmark from Canton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is addressed in pencil to Miss Carrie Linton at 1012 Vine Ave in Zanesville Ohio. The handwritten message on the front reads: Oct 18 1906. Had a nice trip home Tuesday at 12 49. Lola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLove it ♡\u003cbr\u003eGet it ☆\u003cbr\u003eGet Lucky 💋Vintage\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"-","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45036300173501,"sku":"594","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/4818\/1181\/files\/594.jpg?v=1775353382","url":"https:\/\/www.getluckyvintage.com\/products\/594","provider":"Get Lucky Vintage ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}