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Bowman's "Motel" Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, Virginia

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Bowman's "Motel" Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, Virginia, Miss Lee Adele Ramsey, NY, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Bowman's "Motel" Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, Virginia, Miss Lee Adele Ramsey, NY, USA, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this subject

Black-and-white view of a two-story gabled frame tourist home with wide porches, set behind shrubs and trees along a road. Blue ink arrows on the print label the left wing "Ramsey's room" and the right wing "Mother's room".

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We stayed at the Rome [illegible] Saturday & Mon day nights. Saw WM this morning. We now are parked with the crowd at a plant in Goshen waiting for the men very warm. Joel is well [illegible], we [illegible] will start north with in a short time. [illegible] working on his speech? Don't forget your [illegible] 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
PostmarkedAmherst, VA, July 29, 1951
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Lee Adele Ramsey

242 Hendricks, Eggertsville 21, N. Y.

Postcard record

Postmarked, Amherst, VA
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Lee Adele Ramsey, 242 Hendricks, Eggertsville, NY, 21
PublisherLauck & Co., Luray, VA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesWhite border around a halftone (screened) print; blue ink annotations written on the front over the image; corner wear and a crease at the upper left. Postmark: AMHERST VA. JUL 29 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.

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Bowman's "Motel" Tourist Home, U.S. 29, Amherst, Virginia, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bowmans-motel-tourist-home-u-s-29-amherst-virginia. Accessed October 5, 2026.