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Postcard of the Dunbar (Somerville) Hotel, Los Angeles, ca.1938
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Postcard of the Dunbar (Somerville) Hotel, Los Angeles, ca.1938
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Postcard of the Dunbar (Somerville) Hotel, Los Angeles. The image shows a four story commercial building. The Sign "Dunbar" protrudes from the corner of the building near the main entrance. Cars are parked in front of and at the side of the building. There is a barber pole near the entrance. Adjacent buildings are barely visible. The hotel was opened by African-American John Alexander Somerville in 1928 as the Hotel Somerville. Following the stock market crash of 1929, the new owners renamed it after the African-American poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar. "115 rooms, 75 rooms with bath. Rates $1.00 per day and up. Weekly rates $5.00 and up"--printed at bottom of image. "The Dunbar Hotel is know as the "House of hospitality." Thermostatically controlled steam heat and hot water, 24-hour elevator service, telephones in all rooms, and shops in conjunction--for your comfort. Jas. C. Nelson, Prop., Kathryn Nelson, Mgr."--printed on verso (not shown). "Dunbar Hotel, 4225 So. Central Ave., Los Angeles"--printed on verso (not shown). "Printed by Neuner Printing & Lithograph Co., Los Angeles"--printed on verso (not shown). The postcard was sent on Sept. 20, 1938, from Lilia, Los Angeles, to Mrs. Essie Williams, 1637 Logan Ave., San Diego, Calif. Transcription of the message (not shown) follows: "Hello friend, Hevent [sic] time to write letter so buisy [sic] going let me know if you will be here Saturday. You dont [sic] know what you are missing. Tomorrow night is going to be a big night for me. How is everything. Tell Alma this is the place for her. You can choose old or young, Lilia."
Asset Metadata
Title
Postcard of the Dunbar (Somerville) Hotel, Los Angeles, ca.1938
Subject
African Americans--History--1877-1964
(lcsh),
Dunbar Hotel
(subject),
Hotels, taverns, etc.--California--Los Angeles
(lcsh),
residential sites
(adlf)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
4225 South Central Avenue
(roadway),
California
(states),
Central Avenue & 42nd Place
(roadway),
Los Angeles
(city or populated place),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1938-09-20
Type
images
,
texts
Format
correspondence
(aat),
photographs
(aat),
postcard : sepia ; 9 x 14 cm.
(aacr2)
Language
English
Source
1999: Black History Exhibit
(subcollection),
Library Exhibits Collection
(collection)
Date Created
1938
Creator
Neuner Printing & Lithograph Co., Los Angeles, California, USA
(printer)
Contributor
Joseph, Andrée M.
(compiler),
Lilia
(contributor),
Tomlinson, John
(provenance)
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
For uses other than private, please contact the USC Digital Library at cisadmin@lib.usc.edu
Access Conditions
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 740-5900; fax (213) 740-2343.
Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/exbt-m3
Identifier
exbt-BHE-003 (
filename
), BHE-003 (
identifying number
), exbt-m30 (
legacy collection record id
), exbt-c54-554 (
legacy record id
), exbt-m3 (
legacy record id
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
554
Unique identifier
UC1608041
Legacy Identifier
exbt-BHE-003.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
9.0 in × 5.7 in at 300dpi
22.9 cm × 14.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
1999: Black History Exhibit
Description
Black History Month Exhibit, Doheny Memorial Library, Spring 1999
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