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Demolition of the Arnold House Hotel, 1936

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dc.contributor.other 2011-10-07_jfr en_US
dc.identifier.other r20_1176 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/16067
dc.description Arnold House being torn down, 1936. This notorious rooming house was built by Adam C. Arnold c. 1875. From the Battle Creek Moon, February 8, 1895: "After a time Arnold erected the building on South Jefferson street, adjoining the C. & G. T. depot, and opened a hotel, now called the Watkins house. Here it was that a great many evil deeds were done, and the name Arnold Hotel became a synonym for all that was bad. It was while here that his son George formed his habit for drinking, that led to his ruination..." en_US
dc.language.iso En en_US
dc.subject Hotels and Taverns - Arnold House en_US
dc.subject Arnold, Adam C. "Pump" en_US
dc.subject Arnold House Hotel en_US
dc.title Demolition of the Arnold House Hotel, 1936 en_US
dc.type Image en_US


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