Clinton Hotel – The Oldest Hotel in B.C. – Clinton British Columbia – RPPC Postcard SP24

Scene Details:

• Street-level view of the Clinton Hotel, a two-storey wood-frame building with covered verandah running the length of the façade
• "Clinton Hotel" signage prominently displayed on the upper gable
• Vintage automobile parked in front; three figures standing on the boardwalk
• Unpaved main street typical of early 20th-century interior BC
• Caption printed below image: "Clinton Hotel the oldest Hotel in B.C."

Postal Markings:

• Two green 1-cent King George V stamps (Canadian "Medallion" issue, used 1932–1933), lightly cancelled
• Published by Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
• Dated: May 26 (year not written)
• Addressed to: Mrs. Harrison, 5011 Dunbar St., Vancouver, B.C.
• Handwritten message (Irene McEvoy): "Dear Mrs. Harrison, This is the hotel where we have lunch on our trips into Clinton, 22 miles from the chemical plant. Country is lovely but mosquitoes awful at present. We are both well. Hope you are all the same. Sincerely yours, Irene McEvoy"

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