Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910

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Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910: Colorized vintage postcard depicting the Lotus Club at Lake Contrary, St. Joseph, Missouri, featuring an elegant building with a red roof, white columns, and decorative turrets; it is set amidst meticulously landscaped gardens. The American flag can be seen waving on the front lawn.
Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, c. 1910

Colorized vintage postcard depicting the Lotus Club at Lake Contrary, St. Joseph, Missouri, featuring an elegant building with a red roof, white columns, and decorative turrets; it is set amidst meticulously landscaped gardens. The American flag can be seen waving on the front lawn.

Name/Title

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910

Entry/Object ID

AM1975.24.4

Scope and Content

Lotus Club, Lake Contrary Photo Postcard, c. 1910. Colorized photo of front of club house, a two-story white building with tall, pillared front, porch on first floor with balcony above. Steeple turrets, winding lane to front door beautifully landscaped. "Lotus Club, Lake Contrary, St. Joseph, Mo." Unmailed. similar photo as 581/13126 but with flag flying on pole along drive. "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