Hotel Meurice, Paris France Tourism Lot – Menus, 10 b/w Photographs, Booklet & Pamphlet 1940-50s

Item Details

Paris, Hotel Meurice, 1940-50s, Mixed

Good

Interesting lot of paper items related the Hotel Meurice at 228 Rue de Rivoli in Paris France. Includes are three menus. One from 1947 and two from 1951. Then a lot of five different 1940s photographs by Waroline. These appear to be during the German occupation of the hotel with soldiers in uniform and even one with a Nazi flag. The hotel was the headquarters if the German military command until 1944. There is an undated booklet discussing the hotel history with a few photographs. Then there is a 6 page pamphlet with b/w photographs and even a small area map. Lastly there is a lot of four b/w photographs of the interior of the hotel. One is 5” x 7” and the other three are 9 ½” x 12” on glossy stock paper. * Le Meurice opened in 1835 and was named after its original owner Charles-Augustin Meurice. His vision was to create a hotel that would be particularly appealing to British people staying in Paris. The Meurice family had a hotel in Calais, just across from the English Channel, before becoming hoteliers in Paris. The menus are a little rough along the edges, but the photos and other paper remains very good. Sold as a lot of items only.