HANDPAINTED 1938 PENN HARRIS HOTEL MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION BOARD, HARRISBURG PA

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HANDPAINTED 1938 PENN HARRIS HOTEL MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION BOARD, HARRISBURG PA
HANDPAINTED 1938 PENN HARRIS HOTEL MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION BOARD, HARRISBURG PA
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HAND PAINTED 1938 HOTEL MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION BOARD DEPICTING THE PENN HARRIS HOTEL IN HARRISBURG, PA
.  PROFESSIONALLY HAND PAINTED SIGN BOARD ILLUSTRATED WITH ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS CREATIVELY CUT AND MOUNTED TO MIMIC A FILM STRIP.  FEATURED IN THE LOWER LEFT QUARTER IS A PORTRAIT OF “FRANKLIN MOORE …HIS CASH REGISTERS RING MERRILY”.  MOORE WAS THE PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE PENN HARRIS.
TITLE AT TOP READS; HOTEL MANAGEMENT, 1938, A TYPICAL HOTEL STUDY, THE PENN HARRIS, HARRISBURG, PENNSYVLANIA.  PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICT; EXECUTIVES LOOKING AT A BLUEPRINT, DINING ROOM INTERIOR, CHEF, CABINETRY REPAIR SHOP, SALES REVIEW BUSINESS MEETING, GUEST ROOM INTERIOR, BAR, HOTEL RENOVATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEER’S ROOM, ETC.  (THE “CHEF” IMAGE HAS WHITE PHOTO EDITING PAINT ON IT SUGGESTING THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A LAYOUT FOR PUBLISHING AN ADVERTISEMENT OR TRADE ARTICLE.)
THE PENN HARRIS HOTEL WAS CONSTRUCTED IN 1918, OPENED JANUARY 1
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1919 AND WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1973.  IT WAS A 14 STORY, PRESTIGIOUS HOTEL LOCATED IN HARRISBURG, PA.  THE INITIAL ADVERTISING OF THE HOTEL OPENING TOUTED; NEW, MODERN, FIREPROOF, EUROPEAN PLAN, 250 ROOMS, 225 BATHS, GARAGE IN CONNECTION!  THE HOTEL INDUSTRY WAS STRUGGLING IN 1938 AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE MUST HAVE BEEN NEEDED.
APPROXIMATE EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS ARE 24-1/4” X 17-3/8”.  CONDITION: LIGHLTY BOWED MOUNT BOARD THAT WOULD PRESS FLAT WHEN FRAMED.  DAMP STAIN ON VERSO NOT VISIBLE FROM FRONT.  OCCASIONAL SMALL SPOTS AND STAINS.  DARKENING OF SOME OF THE ORANGE AREAS RESULTING FROM AGING OF THE GOUACHE BRUSH MARKS.  FEW MINOR LIGHT CREASES, LIFTING AT EDGES FROM BOARD AND CRACKLING SURFACE OF PHOTOGRAPHS.
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