Citronelle (3 Ergebnisse)

Promotional. Oblong 12mo (9 x 15 cm). 8 pp. Front wrapper illustrated from a wood engraving of the hotel on a railway, situated in a stand of trees. Folding brochure includes four pages of promotional text for the hotel, emphasizing the climate and healthfulness of the area and amenities; a two-page listing of guests from the past "few seasons," primarily from the Midwest; and an ad for the Mobile & Ohio Railroad. The hotel was built in 1882 and burned in 1914. Cover title: Hygeia Hotel Citronelle, Mobile Co., Ala. Apparently not recorded on OCLC. Original illustrated self-wrappers. Very good.…

Promotional emphasizing sweet air and pure water. 12mo. (24) pp. Illustrated from half-tones and line drawings. Not recorded on OCLC which locates two copies (Alabama, Wisconsin Historical Society) of a 20-page 1903 edition. Original color illustrated wrappers, stapled (central bifolio loose). Very good.…

Commercial photograph album. 4to (25 cm). 50 black leaves (38 with 100 mounted photos; 10 others laid in; evidence of photograph removal on a number of leaves); 25 of the Citronelle photos and four Cincinnati photos include a small ink caption label nearby. The photographs range in size from five 1 ¼ x 1 inch portraits to 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 inches; most are 3 ¼ x 3 ¼ or larger. Original black cloth (chip at upper front joint). Very good. The album was apparently assembled by George L. Seeley (1893-1981) who died in Citronelle and was buried there [his golfing opponents E. H. Herbel (1871-1958) and Lysle G. Jernigan (1893-1955) are also buried in Citronelle]; Seeley appears in six of the Citronelle golf course photos (there are eight, taken on at least four different holes) and two Citronelle tennis photos. The Chautauqua building, Chautauqua sand pit, and Lake Chautauqua are the subject of five photographs, and the Methodist Church, local school, train depot, and numerous private residences are represented. African-Americans appear in work related photos, lumbering and farming. The Cincinnati photos include images of flooded streets in the major event of April, 1913.…