Jekyll Island Museum (Former Rockefeller Cottage), Jekyll Island State Park, Georgia

Subject: Residences
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1945 (Linen)

Back of Jekyll Island Museum (Former Rockefeller Cottage), Jekyll Island State Park, Georgia, Mrs Alfred Kvaster, MD, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

A large gray-shingled house with a wide two-story veranda, dormer windows and three brick chimneys, set among mature trees. A person sits on a red motorcycle on the broad green lawn in front, with a car parked beneath the vine-covered porch.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

FRIDAY Remember [illegible] ARRIVED HERE THURS AT 7:30 YOU WOULD LOVE THIS. TURKEYS + DEER ARE TAME. THE MOTEL WE STAYED IN HAS 3 SWIMMING POOLS THE BEACH HAS HARD PACKED SAND. EVERYTHING IS NEW & AIR CONDITIONED MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACE WE EVER SAW. LEAVING FOR FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON BILL EDNA & JOHNNIE

PostmarkedJekyll Island, GA, July 27, 1962

Addressed to

Mrs Alfred Kvaster

3705 Kimble Rd., Balto 18, Md.

Postcard record

Postmarked	July 27, 1962, Jekyll Island, GA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Alfred Kvaster, 3705 Kimble Rd., Baltimore, MD
Place mentioned	Jekyll Island State Park, Jekyll Island, GA
Publisher	Jacksonville, FL
Stamp	3c Statue of Liberty, purple
Notes	Color photo-style card with slight grain; no printed text or border visible on the front. Postmark: JEKYLL ISLAND JUL 27 1962 GA. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy surface, no white border; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

Cite this card

Jekyll Island Museum (Former Rockefeller Cottage), Jekyll Island State Park, Georgia, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/jekyll-island-museum-former-rockefeller-cottage-jekyll-islan. Accessed October 5, 2026.