The card is captioned "Hotel Jamestown, Jamestown, N. Y." and shows the large red-brick hotel on a downtown corner, with an American flag flying above and 1920s automobiles and pedestrians at street level. The Hotel Jamestown was a prominent downtown hotel in Jamestown, a city in Chautauqua County in western New York; the scene reflects the commercial and automotive boom of the early 20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Sugar Grove
Jan 24 1925. Pa.
Dear Edna today
while thinking of you
all I thought I would
write you a card we
are all well and hope
you all are the same
love to mama Papa -
and all of the rest of
the family. I
remain as every
Lucy E Campbell.
White border; color halftone print; light edge staining and corner wear.
Postmark: [illegible] GROVE JAN 24 [illegible]. Divided-back "CommercialChrome" card published by Harry H. Hamm Co., Toledo, Ohio; white border on front; pencil message; water staining at upper left corner.
Cite this card
Hotel Jamestown, Jamestown, New York, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-jamestown-jamestown-new-york-circa-1930. Accessed October 25, 2026.
