The Martin hotel, Sioux City, IA, 1912

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Hotels & Inns
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1912 (Golden Age)

Back of The Martin hotel, Sioux City, IA, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Color illustration of the Martin, a large multi-story building with storefronts, flags on the roof, and pedestrians on the street. The caption advertises it as absolutely fire proof.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Many thanks for the Liberal at 7 30 pm go in Bellevue & McFarland will be in Mo Valley 6 am New years day - 1913

PostmarkedSioux City, IA, December 31, 1912, 18:00

Addressed to

Mrs H E Wilson

At Doder 1803 - 1st Ave no IA

Postcard record

Postmarked	December 31, 1912, 18:00, Sioux City, IA
Publisher	Kropp Co.
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs H E Wilson, 1803 - 1st Ave no, At Doder, IA
Place depicted	The Martin, Sioux City, IA
Place mentioned	Sioux City, IA
Publisher	Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	Full-bleed color illustration; no white border. Printed caption in sky. Postmark: SIOUX CITY IOWA DEC 31 6-PM 1912. Divided-back card with printed MESSAGE/ADDRESS lines; Kropp Co., Milwaukee imprint along left edge; pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light edge/tip wear and slight discoloration.

Cite this card

The Martin hotel, Sioux City, IA, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-martin-hotel-sioux-city-ia-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.