An advertisement card for Mountain Boarding, Lordsburg, California, a. 1880s.
Entry/Object ID
2016.134.2.5
Description
An advertisement card for Mountain Boarding, Lordsburg, California, ca. 1880s. The card advertisesment is for The Lordship Hotel in the city of Lordsburgh, present day La Verne. The hotel was the business venture of Isaac Wilson Lord. The hotel had over 60 rooms for guests. It was later converted into a college by M.M. Eshelman during 1891. I.W. Lord was also the founder of the community of Lordsburg. The card is in fair condition. There is acid burn to the front, right edge, abrasion damage along the edges, surface soiling.
