Advertisement from Bowman-Biltmore Hotels and The Windham National Bank 1930

Name/Title

Advertisement from Bowman-Biltmore Hotels and The Windham National Bank 1930

Entry/Object ID

2026.10.1

Description

An advertisement of a partnership between Windham National Bank and the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels, located in New York. Cards like these were distributed from a number of banks in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The card features a condensed calendar of the next 12 months, in this case June through December of 1930 and January through May of 1931. The first Bowman-Biltmore Hotel opened in 1884 on Park Avenue in New York City, The Murray Hill. by 1930 Bowman-Biltmore had 18 hotels and country clubs across the US as well as 2 in Cuba. The cards are yellowed and have some mild water staining but are otherwise in good condition.

Use

These cards were used to notify patrons of a partnership between their bank and the Bowman-Biltmore Hotels, specifically those in New York.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Jun 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Advertisement

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-B-3

Category

Permanent

Date

March 9, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated by Diantha Morse, granddaughter of owner

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

March 9, 2026

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

March 9, 2026