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Title The Athenaeum
Photographer Harry H. Hamm
Catalog Number 2006.01.12.c
Description The Athenaeum. c. 1910.
Hand-colored postcard, 3 1/2 x 5 1/2" showing the Athenaeum (built in 1881) with its mixture of Gothic and Moorish styles. The open antebellum porches are lined with rocking chairs during the season. Note also the lush gardens and lawn in foreground. Harry H. Hamm, photographer.
Decade 190/191
Collection Chautauqua Institution Postcard Collection
Search Terms Athenaeum Hotel
Benches
Buildings
Flower beds
Flowers
Gardens
Hotels
Lawns
Plants
Trees
Walkways
Object Name Postcard
Classification Architecture
Buildings
Exteriors
Gardens & Yards
Lexicon category 8: Communication Artifact
Lexicon sub-category Documentary Artifact
Print size 3 1/2 x 5 1/2"
Place Athenaeum
Studio Harry H. Hamm, Erie, PA
Copyright Public Domain
Date c. 1910