Classic American Motels

Colorful vintage postcards highlighting charming motels, inns, and roadside establishments from across the United States, set amid lush landscapes.

Dunn's Village in Sharon, Mass. -- Route 1, Overnight Cabins. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Shuffleboard courts at Lakeland's million dollar tourist center, Lakeland, Florida , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Charlton Court, on U.S. Highway #1, 1/2 mile south of Southern Pines, North Carolina , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Maggie Valley as seen from Soco Gap Highway, Maggie, N. C. , Valleys, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Hitchin' Post Motel, 'Out where the best begins,' U.S. 91 - 93, 4 miles N. E. of Las Vegas, Nevada , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Aldrich's Pines Camp and trailer court, one of the cleanest and prettiest on U.S. 41 , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Slagle's Motor Court, Highway 58 -- 3 mi. west of Clarksville, Va. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Rendezvous Riding Stables, the Southwest's finest riding stables, 3822 Northwest Highway -- two blocks east of Lemmon Ave. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lake Auto Court, U.S. 93 - 466, Boulder City, Nevada , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

De Soto National Memorial Park, Bradenton, Florida , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lincoln Park swimming pool, Albany, N. Y. , Sports & recreation facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ocean Front Motel, Virginia Beach, VA. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Pete's Motel, West Yellowstone, Montana , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Greetings from White Mountains, N.H. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Amusement and picnic grounds, Sparrow's Beach, Inc., Annapolis, Maryland , Amusement parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Palms Motel, 9245 Mission Blvd. (Old U. S. 60), Riverside, Calif. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mills Chutes, Savin Rock, Conn. , Amusement rides, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

View from the incline, Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tennessee , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Follow yellow line up Lookout Mt. to Rock City, views in Rock City Gardens , Roads, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Polish Mountain on National Highway, U. S. 40, between Cumberland and Frostburg, Md. , Mountains, Roads, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Colonial Coach and four, Williamsburg, Va. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Farmers Market Shopping Village , Commercial facilities, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

De Soto National Memorial Park, Bradenton, Florida , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lake Champlain from Tower-Bellevue Hill, St. Albans, Vt. , Valleys, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Going to the Aiken Drag Hunt, Aiken, S. C. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Ohio Caverns , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Evergreen Tourist Court, near Bristol, Va. -- Tenn., the shopping center of the Appalachians , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Broadmoor Hotel and surroundings, Colorado Springs, Colorado , Hotels, Lakes & ponds, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Going to the Aiken Drag Hunt, Aiken, S. C. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tower Motel, Ardmore, Oklahoma , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Vista Motel, U.S. #2, West Glacier, Montana , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Phillips Motel, U.S. Route 11 & 15, Shamokin Dam, Penna., 1 mi. S. of Sunbury Interchange -- 3 miles north of Selinsgrove, PA. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina , Universities & colleges, Duke University, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Follow yellow line up Lookout Mt. to Rock City, views in Rock City Gardens , Roads, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Greetings from Rock City , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Fountain of Youth, St. Petersburg, Florida, 'the sunshine city' , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Lover's Lane, Fort William Henry Hotel, Lake George, N. Y. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Hotels , New York (State) , Lake, George, Lovers' lanes , New York (State) , Lake, George

Arrowhead Hot Springs Hotel, San Bernardino, California , Hotels, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Phillips Motel, U.S. Route 11 & 15, Shamokin Dam, Penna., 1 mi. S. of Sunbury Interchange -- 3 miles north of Selinsgrove, PA. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Famous Royal Grove -- Peony Park, looking from the bandstand. Famous Royal Grove -- Peony Park, looking from the fountain stand , Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

White Oak Tourist Court, 17th St., Virginia Beach, Va. , Motels, Restaurants, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Salt beds, Great Salt Lake, Utah , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

LaFollette Courts -- LaFollette, Tenn., on U.S. 25W and Norris Lake, a home away from home , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tulip Boulevard, Holland, Michigan , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Leaving the paddock, post time at Wheeling Downs, Wheeling, W. Va. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Herald of Healing Children's Home , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Market - garden townZaborovo. Markt - Gartenlohal

Visit the Plymouth Antique Centre, H. J. Klasky, 26 Union St., Plymouth, Mass. , Stores & shops, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Broadmoor Hotel and surroundings, Colorado Springs, Colorado , Hotels, Lakes & ponds, Mountains, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Montlake seen from the east -- on U.S. 27 -- 12 miles north of Chattanooga, Tennessee , Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Visit the Plymouth Antique Centre, H. J. Klasky, 26 Union St., Plymouth, Mass. , Stores & shops, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

De Luxe Trailer Park, The Best in the West in Beautiful Pacific Beach, 4275 Cass Street, San Diego 9, California , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Somerset Hotel, Boston, Mass. , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Hotel Vosburg, San Jacinto, Calif. , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

'Buck', Pennsylvania and New York states, Marienville, Pa. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

National Morgan Horse Show , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Tunnel through solid rock and elevator entrance to the Sky Lounge, Chimney Rock, Western North Carolina , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The real West, Hotel Humboldt, Winnemucca, Nevada , Hotels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Hotel Furst, Fallsburg, N. Y. , Hotels, Lakes & ponds, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

In the Berkshires Whitcomb Summit Motor Lodge, Whitcomb Summit -- Highest point on the Mohawk Trail, Route No. 2, North Adams, Mass. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

In the Berkshires Whitcomb Summit Motor Lodge, Whitcomb Summit -- Highest point on the Mohawk Trail, Route No. 2, North Adams, Mass. , Motels, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Mary Washington College, greetings from Fredericksburg, VA. , Universities & colleges, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range, Livingston - Gardiner entrance to Yellowstone Park , Mountains, Parks, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Preparing for the Drag, Aiken, S. C. , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

The Manatee River Choral Club, Bradenton, Florida , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

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