Postcard
Hotel Fortney
| View of Hotel Fortney, with a horse-drawn stagecoach parked outside. Caption reads: "Hotel Fortney, Viroqua, Wis." |
| Image ID: | 37839 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1907 |
| Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
| City: | Viroqua |
| County: | Vernon |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PF Viroqua.4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Made Exp. for F. M. Towner. The Fortney Hotel was built in 1899 and is one of the longest-standing buildings in Viroqua's downtown. The handwritten text on the postcard reads: "Dear Friend, Pardon me for sending this card. Did you arrive home all right (?)(sic). Certainly was a disagreeable day for driving. Regards from your friend, Harvey. |
| Cities and towns |
| Sidewalks |
| Hotels |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Streets |
| Horses |
| Architecture |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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