Berkeley California Hotel Shattuck Suite Interior 1915 RPPC Postcard Posted

This 1915 real photo postcard depicts a furnished suite interior at the Hotel Shattuck in Berkeley, California, documenting early twentieth-century hotel accommodations in a growing university city.

Berkeley’s development alongside the University of California created demand for refined lodging, and the Hotel Shattuck emerged as a prominent downtown establishment. The image presents a sitting room arrangement featuring upholstered chairs, a rocking chair, a writing desk, framed wall art, and a central table with floral arrangement. Through an open doorway, a bedroom is visible, emphasizing the suite configuration and layered spatial design typical of higher-tier hotel rooms during the period. The sepia photographic clarity characteristic of RPPC production preserves detailed furnishings and decorative choices.

The posted example includes period postal markings and the printed caption identifying the suite of rooms at Hotel Shattuck, Berkeley, Cal., appealing to collectors of California real photo postcards, early hotel interiors, and Bay Area architectural history.

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