Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Color Postcard, c. 1910

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Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910: Colorized postcard shows the Lotus Club, a two-story white building with steeple turrets and American flag, surrounded by an expansive lawn.
Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910

Colorized postcard shows the Lotus Club, a two-story white building with steeple turrets and American flag, surrounded by an expansive lawn.

Name/Title

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Color Postcard, c. 1910

Entry/Object ID

AM1994.1.30

Scope and Content

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910. Colorized photo of side of club house, a two-story white building with steeple turrets, expansive lawn. Flagpole with flag flying. "The Lotus Club, St. Joseph, Mo., Lake Contrary". Unmailed. Same photo as 94.34.24 "It was built in the 1880's by the St. Joseph Boating Association as a private men's Club for $50,000. In 1900, The St. Joseph Railway, Light and Power Company bought it, changed the name and turned it into a hotel. In its heyday, it had a dance floor built over the lake, tennis courts, and hotel-hosted regattas. It burned in 1924 and was never rebuilt.... St. Joseph, A Postcard History....Davis/White.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Lakes, St. Joseph Entertainment, Lotus Club, Lake Contrary

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Nov 2, 2014

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Notes

AM1994.034.00024