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  • Collection ID 1986.0247
  • Title Palmer House hotel interior photograph album [graphic].
  • Dates 1925.
  • Physical description 1 album (38 photographic prints) : b&w ; 40 x 31 cm. (15 3/4 x 12 in.)
  • Collection summary Views of the interior of the Palmer House hotel in Chicago, 1925. Interiors include dining rooms, lobby, bed rooms, ball room, and others. Album was presented to the manager, Henry Hollis.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Forms part of the Clara Elizabeth Hollis McLean photograph collection (in box 6). Related collections are the Henry L. Hollis family photograph collection (1989.0307) and the Grannis family papers at the Chicago History Museum, Research Center.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1986-247-2).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Uri Grannis, Jr., 1986 (1986.0247).
  • Names
    • Hollis, Henry L.
    • Palmer House (Chicago, Ill.)
    • Hollis, Henry L. former owner. fmo
  • Subjects
    • Hotels Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Ballrooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Bathrooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Bedrooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Dining rooms Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Lobbies Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Offices Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Ceilings Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Murals Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Barbershops Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Stairways Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc.
  • Genre
    • Interior views. aat
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1986/247-2.htm