New River Canyon From Hawk's Nest Rock State Park, Near Ansted, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1941
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "Once called Marshall's Pillar for Chief Justice John Marshall who came here in 1812. Engineers declare the New River Canyon, 585 feet deep, surpasses the famed Royal Gorge. Tunnel for river makes vast water power here. On U.S. Route 60." See original for correspondence. Published by Genuine Curteich. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
Dedicated to Daniel Boone, Courtesy of Daniel Boone Hotel, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1934
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "In beautiful West Virginia, "The Switzerland of America," the attractive ten story fireproof Daniel Boone Hotel was erected by the Citizenry of Charleston, West Virginia at a cost of over a million and a quarter dollars, in memory of Daniel Boone, famous pioneer and scout of nearly two hundred years ago; located but a short distance from the State Capitol; radio in every room, every room an outside room with private bath, rates moderate, a uniform high standard of quality and service. You will like the homelike atmosphere of the Daniel Boone." See original for correspondence. Published by E.C. Kropp Company. (From postcard collection legacy system--subject.)
