Chief Motel, with swimming pool and room views, circa 1950s

Subjects: Automobiles Hotels & Inns Swimming & Bathing
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Chief Motel, with swimming pool and room views, circa 1950s, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

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A composite chrome postcard showing the Chief Motel: a long one-story motel with cars parked in front, a swimming pool inset, and a motel room interior inset, set against a wooded hillside and blue sky.

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PublisherW. M. Cline Co.

CHIEF MOTEL --- CHIEF MOTEL on U. S. 19 Heart of the Indian Reservation Home of the fabulous drama "Unto These Hills" CHEROKEE, NORTH CAROLINA Eastern Entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 32 Units — Wall to Wall Carpets — Beautyrest Mattresses — All Tile Baths — Private Pool for Guests — Picnic Area. For reservations write, wire or phone 3701 — Chief Motel Cherokee, North Carolina. AAA COLOR-KING NATURAL COLOR VIEWS PLACE 3c STAMP HERE GIANT POST CARD Address A Natural Color Card by W. M. Cline Co., Chattanooga, Tennessee 21970

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Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Chief Motel, Cherokee, NC
Place mentioned	Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Unknown, TN, TN
Publisher	Chattanooga, TN
Notes	Chrome-era color photo postcard; composite insets; 1950s automobiles; no white border. No postmark. Divided-back 'Giant Post Card' (chrome/Color-King era, c. 1950s-60s); glossy surface; printed advertising back for the Chief Motel, Cherokee NC; publisher W. M. Cline Co., Chattanooga TN. Dealer pencil '#59 1-' at lower right; light soiling/toning.

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Chief Motel, with swimming pool and room views, circa 1950s, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/chief-motel-with-swimming-pool-and-room-views-circa-1950s. Accessed October 5, 2026.