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Bowman's 'Motel' Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, VA, 1951

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1951 (Chrome)
Front of Bowman's 'Motel' Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, VA, 1951, Miss Lee Adele Ramsey, NY, USA, c. 1951 printed photo postcard
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Back of Bowman's 'Motel' Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, VA, 1951, Miss Lee Adele Ramsey, NY, USA, c. 1951 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

Two-story gabled frame tourist home with wide porches, set behind shrubs and trees along U.S. 29 near its junction with U.S. 60 in Amherst, Virginia. The printed heading names it Bowman's Tourist Home, with Mrs. J. E. Bowman as hostess, and lists the comforts offered to auto travelers: running water, bath and shower, innerspring mattresses, steam heat, electric fans, and a free locked garage. Blue ink labels on the photo mark 'Ramsey's room' and 'Matie's room,' identifying where members of the sender's party stayed.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We stayed at this Home Saturday & Mon day nights. Saw Wm this morning. We now are parked in the sun at a plant in Goshen waiting for the men- very warm. Joel is well here, we will start South in a short time. Is George working on his speech? Don't forget your Truman; George. Mom

PublisherLauck & Co.
BOWMAN'S "MOTEL" TOURIST HOME, U. S. 29, AMHERST, VA. --- BOWMAN'S TOURIST HOME MRS. J. E. BOWMAN, Hostess Running water in rooms . . . Bath and shower . . . Innerspring mattresses . . . Free locked garage . . . Steam heat . . . Electric fans Excellent meals in nearby tea rooms Located on West side of US 29 near intersection of US 60 AMHERST, VIRGINIA POST CARD LAUCK & CO., LURAY, VIRGINIA
PostmarkedMARION, VA, May 6, 1951
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Lee Adele Ramsey

242 Hendricks Ave Eggertsville, NY 21

Postcard record

Postmarked, MARION, VA
PublisherLauck & Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Lee Adele Ramsey, 242 Hendricks Ave, Eggertsville, NY, 21
PublisherLauck & Co., Luray, VA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border around a halftone (screened) print; blue ink annotations written on the front over the image ("Ramsey's room" and "Matie's room"); corner wear and a crease at the upper left. Postmark: MARION VA. MAY 6 1951. Divided-back card with white border; B&W halftone photo; printed Lauck & Co. (Luray, VA) imprint; 1-cent green Washington stamp; light edge wear and staining.

Cite this card

Bowman's 'Motel' Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, VA, 1951, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bowmans-motel-tourist-home-u-s-29-amherst-va-1951. Accessed November 2, 2026.