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PHOTOS: History of Old Kent Hotel

See the building in its early years

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We all know what the old Kent hotel looks like now.

But images from its past are few and hard to find.

Thanks to the and the Kent State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives we can give you a glimpse into the building's past.

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