One of Those Old Victorian Bath Tubs, But with Its “Lion Pawed” Feet Are Covered By “Modernization”!
….Hurzler Owner Mr. Howard Guenthner Wanted You To See This Architecture Feature.

“ And baths. In a beautiful old enameled cast-iron bathtub that crouched on lion’s paws in the middle of a marble floor, just waiting for us. ”
…. ((EXPLANATION: The significance of Cast-Iron Bath Tub was seen in Previous Photos re Miles City, MT, at the opening of ZMM Chapter 9. ))

Hotel Hurzler, Laurel, MT. In /\ Above /\ Photo, this single bath tub room, warmed by an old steam radiator, was the only bath tub available to the second floor guests. With towel In Hand, Ya Hadda Wait Yur Turn!!
….This Bath Room, was directly opposite the Common Washroom, which were in turn at the end of the long hallway, by the Exterior Door with Glass Window. (This was seen at far end of Hallway Previous Photo, AND will be see close up in Next Photo.).
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….I Was With Mr. Guenthner For Over An Hour. He Enthusiastically Shared Much Hurzler History, which I have incorporated into these photo captions. He agrees that the old Yellowstone Hotel does not fit the Laurel hotel descriptions in ZMM, and doesn’t know of any other probable candidates.
….Mr. Guenthner also shared with me his accomplishments, who his wife Rosemary, were active leaders, with the “Germans from Russia Heritage Society” (AHSGR), and has even had one of his (stage theater) plays, concerning his heritage, performed before the Society.
…. Click Here For More Information about this Society, at the USA National Level..
….By Googling … Obituary Howard S. Guenthner Laurel MT …. , you will find he was a very interesting person, with ownership of farms & properties, and a Graduate Engineer from Montana State University. (As of this writing, the Billings Gazette, has his Obituary, but you may have to subscribe? )

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