Waikiki Beach Foldout Postcard

postcard

POSTCARDS
Gurrey, A.R. Jr.; Hawaiian Promotion Committee
USA, HI, Honolulu
1912-02-15
paper
overall: 5 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.

Foldout postcard of Waikiki Beach and Honolulu, Hawaii distrubuted by the Hawaii Promotion Committee; postcard dated 15 February, 1912. First side folds out to reveal an area for writing a message, a photograph of two men surfing, a panorama photograph of Waikiki Beach, and a photograph of a single man surfing; one of the men may be Duke Kahanamoku. Detailed description of each section as follows from left to right. Message section includes printed text followed by area for sender to fill in details, reads 'Temperature at noon yesterday [printed] Summer heat [written] / Honolulu, Hawaii, [printed] Feb. 12 [written] / Lots of Love [written] / WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY IN HAWAII [printed] & [?]on board the Cleveland [written]'. Photograph of two men surfing captions 'ON SURF BOARDS', copyright in lower left corner of photograph 'Copyright by A.R. Gurrey Jr.' Panorama photograph captioned below 'WAIKIKI BEACH, HONOLULU / The most delightful all-the-year-round seaside resort in the world / Temperature of water during winter months 78°'. Photograph of man surfing captioned 'ON SURF BOARDS'; copyright in lower left corner of photograph 'Copyright by A.R. Gurrey Jr.' Second side folds out to reveal panorama photograph of the City of Honolulu, information about the Hawaii, and an area for postage information. Detailed description of each section as follows from left to right. Panorama photograph captioned 'CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY OF HONOLULU AS VIEWED FROM PUNCHBOWL'. Information about Hawaii provided by the Hawaii Promotion Committee reads, 'THE CLIMATE OF HAWAII / A climate that breeds happiness and laughter - where the old grow young and the young never grow old. / One lives so comfortably in Hawaii that weather conditions never enter into your thoughts. The medical "dont's" which are necessary in so many really good climates are unknown here. / In summing up an article on the climate of Hawaii, Dr. Leland E. Cofer, Assistant Surgeon General of the United States Marine Hospital Service says, "In short, I believe the influences in Hawaii offer the least resistance to bodily well being of any of the well known health resorts of the world.'; printed below 'For detailed information and illustrated pamphlets descriptive of Hawaii, the Paradise of the Pacific, address / HAWAII PROMOTION COMMITTEE / HONOLULU HAWAII'; printed by 'Mercantile Printing Co,, Ltd., Honolulu'. Addressed to 'Miss Elizabeth Wennis [?] / 65 Clifton Road / Brooklyn / N.Y.'; postage stamp removed, postmarked 'HONOLULU HAWAII / FEB 15 / 10-30A / 1912'. Overall fair condition; edges and fold creases are very worn, handle with care. Overall: 5 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.

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