Lot of 4, two 10.75 x 13.5 in. on 14 x 17 in. mounts, and two 5.25 x 7.5 in. on 8 x 10 in. mounts. The first of the larger images is titled Bath House with Nelson & Brown added. J.F. Kennedy's Hot Springs, AR stamp on mount. Images shows a group of gentlemen on the front ramp, coming and going. The bath house advertises "Swimming & Plunge Bath." The second large image is a view down the Valley, with Kennedy's handwritten City and Valley of Hot Springs Arks. Compliments of J.F. Kennedy Photographer Hot Springs Arks. Unfortunately a fold in the mount and print bisects the main street. The two smaller images have no photographer or business identified on mount. However, one appears to be a side view of the same bath house as the large image, with Old Hale Bath House above the side door. The second smaller shows the front of a very Victorian building with Palace Bath House above the front awning. Hot Springs was known for its "waters," and believed to have healing properties for centuries. Native Americans used it, and it was a "neutral area" to be used by all who wanted to. It came under American jurisdiction with the Louisiana Purchase. The first commercial bathhouses weren't built until the middle of the 19th century. With the expansion of the railroads and ease of travel, well-heeled Easterners sought "health benefits" from many sources, from the waters of hot springs to the mountain air in the Rockies. Hot Springs, Arkansas exploded in the 1860s and 1870s, with a bit of a set-back when the town was burned during the Civil War. By the 1870s it had also acquired a "frontier element," with illegal gambling and other forms of entertainment. It also became a target for outlaws, hoping to relieve visitors of their cash and valuables that they carried to hold them over for an extended "healing" visit. For the most part, however, the American town maintained its unwritten code of peace/neutrality, so the lions could bathe with the lambs. Condition: Surface soil on mounts, a few ink smears. One folded as noted above.
Lot of 4, two 10.75 x 13.5 in. on 14 x 17 in. mounts, and two 5.25 x 7.5 in. on 8 x 10 in. mounts. The first of the larger images is titled Bath House with Nelson & Brown added. J.F. Kennedy's Hot Springs, AR stamp on mount. Images shows a group of gentlemen on the front ramp, coming and going. The bath house advertises "Swimming & Plunge Bath." The second large image is a view down the Valley, with Kennedy's handwritten City and Valley of Hot Springs Arks. Compliments of J.F. Kennedy Photographer Hot Springs Arks. Unfortunately a fold in the mount and print bisects the main street. The two smaller images have no photographer or business identified on mount. However, one appears to be a side view of the same bath house as the large image, with Old Hale Bath House above the side door. The second smaller shows the front of a very Victorian building with Palace Bath House above the front awning. Hot Springs was known for its "waters," and believed to have healing properties for centuries. Native Americans used it, and it was a "neutral area" to be used by all who wanted to. It came under American jurisdiction with the Louisiana Purchase. The first commercial bathhouses weren't built until the middle of the 19th century. With the expansion of the railroads and ease of travel, well-heeled Easterners sought "health benefits" from many sources, from the waters of hot springs to the mountain air in the Rockies. Hot Springs, Arkansas exploded in the 1860s and 1870s, with a bit of a set-back when the town was burned during the Civil War. By the 1870s it had also acquired a "frontier element," with illegal gambling and other forms of entertainment. It also became a target for outlaws, hoping to relieve visitors of their cash and valuables that they carried to hold them over for an extended "healing" visit. For the most part, however, the American town maintained its unwritten code of peace/neutrality, so the lions could bathe with the lambs. Condition: Surface soil on mounts, a few ink smears. One folded as noted above.
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