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Ideal Hotel, Excelsior Springs, Missouri

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Ideal Hotel, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Front
Back of Ideal Hotel, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, c. 1907 real photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A black-and-white street view of a two-story brick corner building with signs for the Ideal Hotel and European plan. A large group of people, mostly men in suits and hats, stand along the sidewalk in front of the hotel, with several 1940s automobiles parked on the street.

Postcard Details

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PublisherThe Albertype Co.
IDEAL HOTEL IDEAL HOTEL EUROPEAN WESTERN HOTEL WESTERN --- IDEAL HOTEL "A Home Away from Home" Excelsior Springs, Missouri One Block from New Hall of Waters Dell and Evelyn Smith, Props. European Plan Special Weekly Rates POST CARD THE FINEST AMERICAN MADE VIEW POST CARDS - THE ALBERTYYPE CO., BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place depictedIdeal Hotel
Place mentionedExcelsior Springs, MO
PublisherThe Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY
NotesBlack-and-white photograph; no white border visible; likely real photo postcard; signs for Ideal Hotel and Western Hotel. No postmark. Divided-back Albertype view card with printed hotel advertisement on the reverse; no message or address written. Handwritten dealer/price marks "3-" and "RMC 5" in the top-left corner. Front is a full-bleed black-and-white photo of the Ideal Hotel, Excelsior Springs, MO.

Cite this card

Ideal Hotel, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ideal-hotel-excelsior-springs-missouri. Accessed October 5, 2026.