Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, CA Late 1930s Old Cars Trolley Car VTG Postcard For Sale

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SF-11 FAIRMONT HOTEL

San Francisco is famed for the beauty of its hotels. The Fairmont, one of its finest, is located at the corner of California and Mason Sts. It was built in 1906 by Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, daughter of James G. Fair, one of the bonanza kings of the Comstock Lode.

F. 24, CALIF PUB. BY SMITH NEWS CO., 75 WILLIAMS AVE., San Francisco, CA

MIRRO-KROME CARD BY H. S. CROCKER CO., INC., SAN FRANCISCO 1, CALIF.

“Colorslide Collectors! A duplicate of the Kodachrome from which this card was made may be purchased for 50c each or 3 for $1.00: Travel & Lecture Slides, 3961 Sacramento Street, San Francisco 18, Calif. Specify this card number.”

This vintage postcard depicts the iconic Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA during the late 1930s. The lithograph print showcases vintage automobiles, a trolley car, the hotel's architecture, famous places, and roadside America. It features a divided back and chrome finish, and is in unposted condition. The postcard measures 5.5 x 3.5 inches and is made of cardboard and paper. 

The postcard is a single unit and is perfect for collectors of topographical postcards and memorabilia. The artwork is by H. S. Crocker Co. San Francisco CA. and was published by Smith News Co. San Francisco CA. This item is a great addition to any collection and is a piece of North American history.

“In 1889, the almost forty year old Oelrichs met Theresa Alice Fair ("Tessie"), daughter of United States Senator and Comstock Lode millionaire James Graham Fair, while playing tennis at the Newport Casino.[7] They married a year later in 1890.[10]

Her younger sister Birdie was married to William K. Vanderbilt II,[11] son of Alva and William K. Vanderbilt and brother of Consuelo Vanderbilt, Duchess of Marlborough, in a wedding that was extensively covered in the society pages.[12][13] In New York, they lived at 1 East 57th Street in "the big house at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Fifth-seventh Street," which was later occupied by the New York Trust Company.[8] Together, they were the parents of one child:

Hermann Oelrichs Jr. (1891–1948),[14] who married Dorothy Haydel (1893–1961)[15] in 1925.[16] After his death, she married Prince Ferdinand of Liechtenstein (1901–1981) in 1950.[17] He served as a lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy during the First World War.[14]

Oelrichs died on September 1, 1906, aboard SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse while sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

After his body was returned to the United States,[18] his remains were interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City.[19] He left his full estate to his brother Charles May Oelrichs, thinking that Tessie would be content with her own fortune,[20] but Tessie contested the will.[21][22] Eventually, they settled the dispute and she received half of the estate.[23][12] His widow died in Newport on November 22, 1926.”

- Wikipedia