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Gold Trails Hotel, ghost town

Card type
Real photo

About this subject

A black-and-white view of the wooden Gold Trails Hotel in a ghost town, with two men seated on a bench on the front porch. A sign on the wall reads 'NO NEWS FROM CHICAGO 3 DAYS LATE' and the date 1866 appears on the gable.

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ConditionVery good
NotesBlack-and-white real photo postcard with white border; printed title at upper right; signs in image include 'GOLD TRAILS HOTEL' and 'NO NEWS FROM CHICAGO 3 DAYS LATE'. No postmark. Divided-back card with printed 'POST CARD' and T divider; back otherwise blank except a pencil dealer notation 'RMLT 5.-' at top right. Front is a black-and-white photo-style view with a white border; no stamp, no address, no message.

Cite this card

Gold Trails Hotel, ghost town, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/gold-trails-hotel-ghost-town. Accessed October 5, 2026.