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Foyer of the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, PA, 1903

Subjects
Hotels & InnsInteriors
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1903 (Early)
Front of Foyer of the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, PA, 1903, c. 1903 printed photo postcard
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Back of Foyer of the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, PA, 1903, c. 1903 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

The card pictures the ornate foyer of the Hotel Walton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with a barrel-vaulted glass ceiling, decorative balcony, marble columns, potted palms, and staircases flanking a central doorway. The printed caption names it "Foyer-HOTEL WALTON" and locates it in Philadelphia, Pa. The Hotel Walton was a prominent early twentieth-century Philadelphia hotel; this view records its opulent lobby interior.

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PublisherArt Postcard Co.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. Foyer-HOTEL WALTON
PostmarkedPhiladelphia, PA, October 29, 1903, 17:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Charlotte. S. Cassett

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Philadelphia, PA
PublisherArt Postcard Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Charlotte. S. Cassett, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedHotel Walton, Philadelphia, PA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1900
NotesWhite border; black-and-white printed photo; light staining on right border. Postmark: PHILADELPHIA PA OCT 29 5-PM 1903. Undivided back with printed "The address to be written on this side"; white border, black-and-white photo card; light toning and edge wear. Publisher's imprint running vertically along left edge: "NO. 169—ART POSTCARD CO. BOX 539—PHILADELPHIA—PA."

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Foyer of the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia, PA, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/foyer-of-the-hotel-walton-philadelphia-pa-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.