RPPC Florence Hotel Fire Missoula Montana 1936 Real Photo Disaster McKay Photo For Sale

A dramatic real photo postcard captioned in the negative "Florence Hotel Fire, Missoula, Sept 25-1936, R.H. McKay Photo." It captures the still-active fire at the corner Florence Hotel building in downtown Missoula, Montana, with hose streams playing on the gutted upper floors, firefighters on ladders, spectators and a policeman in the foreground.

• Real photo postcard (RPPC) of the Florence Hotel fire, Missoula, Montana
• Dated in the negative September 25, 1936
• Photographer credit: R.H. McKay
• Shows active firefighting, ladders, hose streams and damaged downtown storefronts
• Unused; clean back with only a pencil notation
• Documentary disaster image tied to a specific, datable event

Real photo postcard, unused with clean back (pencil price/notation only). Strong contrast, minor toning; captioned in the negative on the front.

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• Card under $20 — $1.00 flat. Semi-rigid protective sleeve, sent tracked by Standard Envelope.
• $20 to $100 — postage calculated at checkout for your address. Rigid stay-flat mailer, USPS Ground Advantage, tracked, with $100 of carrier insurance included.
• Over $100 — postage calculated at checkout. Rigid mailer, UPS Ground, insured for the full purchase price. Orders over $250 require a signature on delivery.

Buying more than one? They travel together in a single well-protected package, and shipping is charged per card at the rate shown on each listing. On a larger order we will often upgrade the whole lot into one tracked stay-flat package at our own cost — you are never charged more than the rates above.

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