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Title: St. Elmo Hotel and West Main St. Turlock, California
Creator: Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1909
Publication Information: California State University, Stanislaus. University Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: California State University, Stanislaus. Library
Collection: Stanislaus Region History and Culture Image Collection
Rights Information: Public domain
Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description: Constructed on the site of the Fountain Hotel, the St. Elmo Hotel was completed in 1908. Rrailroad tracks are visible next to the team of white horses. The hotel was across the tracks from the Southern Pacific Railroad station. At this time the primary method of long distance travel was by train and many passengers found it convenient to have hotels located close to where they exited the trains.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print; 8 x 13 cm.
Identifier: http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt8v19r2k6
cturs_127
Language: English
Subject: Central business districts--California--Turlock
Commericail buildings--California--Turlock
Hotels--California--Turlock
Fountain Hotel (Turlock, Calif.)
St. Elmo Hotel (Turlock, Calif.)
Place: Turlock (Calif.)

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