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Hotel Athenaeum on Lake Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, circa 1940

Subjects
Hotels & InnsLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Hotel Athenaeum on Lake Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The Hotel Athenaeum stands behind a lawn and flower beds, its tall columned verandah and blue-domed cupola topped by an American flag, with large shade trees framing the view. The caption places it on Lake Chautauqua in the Chautauqua Institution, the western New York summer assembly founded in 1874 as a Methodist camp meeting that grew into a celebrated center for education, religion and the arts. The Athenaeum served as the institution's principal hotel for decades, hosting lecturers and visitors during the summer season.

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PublisherCurteich
Hotel Athenaeum, Chautauqua, N. Y. On Lake Chautauqua --- CHAUTAUQUA BOOK STORE, CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherCurteich
Series7B-H1554
ConditionVery good
Place depictedHotel Athenaeum, Chautauqua, NY
Place depictedChautauqua Book Store, Chautauqua, NY
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a narrow white margin at the bottom; printed number 7B-H1554 at lower right. No postmark. Divided-back linen Curteich card; light edge wear.

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Hotel Athenaeum on Lake Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-athenaeum-on-lake-chautauqua-chautauqua-new-york-circa. Accessed October 25, 2026.