Vancouver BC Hotel Vancouver Lower Mainland Artist Illustration Lazarus Postcard SP21

Besides publishing postcards, H.E. Lazarus ran a Cigar Stand at the Hotel Vancouver for a few decades, retiring in 1928.  

'For twenty years kindly Hyman E. Lazarus conducted the cigar stand in the old hotel. Lazarus was a great artist, he knew the vagaries of his clientele. Lazarus studied the likes and dislikes of his customers and while the bulk of his trade demanded the quality of the “Corona de Corona,” retailing at four-bits [50 cents each], Lazarus had ever the same kindly smile as he served the lobby lizards a “stinkdoro” for a nickel….Today he lovingly hovers over a real Havana cigar like a tea-taster. Lazarus knows Havana; ’tis a dying art, few like him are left.'

~ 1940 Vancouver Sun article / via the Vancouverasitwas website

This card is a little smaller than a regular size postcard, measuring approx 3.5 x 5 inches. Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.  Thank you,  D