Trinidad, CO: County Club Motel, new and completely modern throughout, south on U.S. Highways 85 and 87This vintage linen postcard of Trinidad, Colorado was printed by the Tichnor Brothers of Boston, circa 19301945. It pictures County Club Motel, new and completely modern throughout, south on U. S. Highways 85 and 87, Trinidad, Colorado. It survives as a small, vivid window into Trinidad as travelers once saw it. It comes from the golden age of American "linen" postcards , named for the soft, textured rag paper that gave them their warmth and glow ,

first owned by John McKeel

when the area was shaped by its steamboat travel

walked its streets down to the river

Each reproduction is printed on museum-quality paper using a restored vintage image

the image belongs to the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South

Collectors and historians will find this photograph valuable for its representation of early Southern architecture and its connection to the Carnegie Survey

including palms and vines

who later became its owner

The photograph is dated to the mid-20th century and is preserved by the Library of Congress

showcases a rock garden located in Stevenson

Cambridge has long been one of the oldest towns in Maryland

The interior features elements such as andirons