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Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania

Subjects
Commercial BuildingsGardens
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Harlan & Jean, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Harlan & Jean, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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About this subject

Interior view of a large glass-roofed conservatory filled with dense tropical foliage, including palms and broad-leafed plants. Two conical thatched-roof huts stand among the plantings, and visitors in 1970s clothing walk along a paved path at left. The scene is framed by dark structural beams and a railing in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi there, We're having such a great time. We're getting fat. These people feed you like it's your "last supper". Go-o-o-d! I got swelled feet and ankles Tues at Hershey; we spent 12 hrs. there. Still didn't see every- thing. See ya later Lona & Irven.

PublisherMel Horst Photography
HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WORLD Hershey Pa. 17033 Many varieties of tropical plants, including cocoa trees, provide a garden setting at Hershey's Chocolate World, visitor complex of Hershey Foods Corporation, Hershey, Pa. post card Natural Color by Mel Horst Photography, Witmer, Pennsylvania 17033
PostmarkedHarrisburg, PA
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan & Jean

25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, Mich. 48125

Postcard record

PostmarkedHarrisburg, PA
ConditionGood
Place addressedHarlan & Jean, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI
Place mentionedHershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, PA
PublisherMel Horst Photography, Witmer, PA
Stamp9c United States Capitol, green
NotesChrome-era color photo postcard; no white border, no printed caption or text on front; slight edge wear. Postmark: HARRISBURG PA SEP 1976. Chrome-era glossy divided-back card with 9c stamp; printed Hershey's Chocolate World caption and Mel Horst Photography imprint. Light edge wear, no major damage.

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Hershey's Chocolate World, Hershey, Pennsylvania, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hersheys-chocolate-world-hershey-pennsylvania. Accessed October 5, 2026.