ANON. Hotel Majestic, Paris.
Original hotel luggage label, c.1910. 125 x 160 mm.
Hotel magnate Leonard Tauber built the hotel which opened in 1908. The hotel soon became celebrated for its beauty, glamour and the spectacular events held there.
During the first World War the hotel served as a field hospital for wounded officers. George Gershwin composed "An American in Paris" in 1928 at the hotel. During the second World War the hotel served as the headquarters of the German military high command and played a pivotal role in the deportation of Parisian Jews.
In the post war era the Majestic became the first headquarters of Unesco. In 2014 the hotel opened as the Peninsular, Paris.
Printers: Pap. Impr. Des Hotels A. Boutillier.
This is a very rare label in fine condition.
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