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The Argyle

Description: Argyle Hotel, 138 South Olive Street. Adjacent to the Argyle on its right, Rio Grande at 425 West 2nd Street is gone.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: Aug '55
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.; RESTRICTED. Use digital reproductions in the Huntington Digital Library. Originals available by special permission only.
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