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West's Hotel with people sitting on the lawn
Handwritten on the back:
1-1987
West's Hotel
about 1900
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas…
1-1987
West's Hotel
about 1900
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas…
West's Hotel and people around it
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas Judd “Uncle Tom” had no insurance. However, he then built a new…
West's Hotel and people around it
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built. It was a great loss as Thomas Judd “Uncle Tom” had no insurance. However, he then built a new…
West's Hotel and people around it
Handwritten on the back:
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Boarding Place for Sugar Grove High School Students
1884-?
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years…
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Boarding Place for Sugar Grove High School Students
1884-?
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years…
West's Hotel: Before 1910
Handwritten on the back:
Before 1910 - Electa Booth Johnsen
Given by her to Hist. Soc.
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built.…
Before 1910 - Electa Booth Johnsen
Given by her to Hist. Soc.
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was built.…
West's Hotel and people around it
Handwritten on the back:
1995-1c
Built in 1878 after fire destroyed first Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was…
1995-1c
Built in 1878 after fire destroyed first Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The ornate building that served as a boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin burned downed in 1879, only 3 years after it was…
Kitty Lorah portrait and in the kitchen
Handwritten on the back:
2002-4 b a
Kitty West Lorah - West's Hotel (AKA - Uncle Tom's Hotel) Early to Mid 1900's
2002-4 b a
Kitty West Lorah - West's Hotel (AKA - Uncle Tom's Hotel) Early to Mid 1900's
Hotel West / West's Hotel / Old Hotel / Sugar Grove Hotel / Uncle Tom's Cabin Rebuilt
After the first Uncle Tom's Cabin burned down in 1879, new residential housing, West's Hotel, was built in 1880 on the same site at the northwest corner of Main St. and the Railroad Tracks.
Hotel West Post Card
Printed on the front:HOTEL WEST SUGAR GROVE ILL
Stamped on the back:
W. W. VAN OSDEL. PHOTOGRAPHER
AURORA, ILL
The ornate building that served as the boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin was destroyed by fire in…
Stamped on the back:
W. W. VAN OSDEL. PHOTOGRAPHER
AURORA, ILL
The ornate building that served as the boarding house for student scholars called Uncle Tom's Cabin was destroyed by fire in…