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Municipal Lightner Museum of Hobbies, St. Augustine, Florida

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Municipal Lightner Museum of Hobbies, St. Augustine, Florida, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Municipal Lightner Museum of Hobbies, St. Augustine, Florida, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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About this subject

Elevated view over a Florida town showing a large Spanish Renaissance-style hotel with twin towers, red tile roofs and ivy-covered walls, surrounded by palms and other buildings. Water and low shoreline are visible in the distance; 1950s automobiles are parked along the street in front.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi:- I'm enjoying my Fla. vacation. This is a quaint place. Hope you are feeling better. Millicent

PublisherU.S. Color Print
The Municipal Lightner Museum of Hobbies St. Augustine, Florida, presenting a mammoth and amazing exhibit of collections, displayed in the glamorous setting of the former world- renowned Alcazar Hotel, located in the down- town area of St. Augustine, opposite the famous Ponce de Leon Hotel. Color photograph by R. W. Hamilton Phone JE 8-7428 U.S. COLOR PUBLISHERS 605 LINCOLN RD. MIAMI BEACH, FLA. POST CARD Address U.S. COLOR PRINT, 605 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, Fla. NCP-3351 2498
PostmarkedSt. Augustine, FL
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss L. Muir

94-15 239th St, Bellerose, L.I., N.Y.

Postcard record

PostmarkedSt. Augustine, FL
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss L. Muir, 94-15 239th St, Bellerose, NY
Place depictedSt. Augustine, FL
Place mentionedSt. Augustine, FL
PublisherMiami Beach, FL
Stamp4c Abraham Lincoln, black and beige
NotesChrome-era color card, no white border; light edge and corner wear; small handwritten pen scribble in upper right corner. Postmark: ST. AUGUSTINE FLA. 1961 8 PM. Divided-back chrome-era color photo card, glossy surface, 4c Lincoln stamp; light edge wear and a few stray pencil marks near the stamp.

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Municipal Lightner Museum of Hobbies, St. Augustine, Florida, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/municipal-lightner-museum-of-hobbies-st-augustine-florida. Accessed October 5, 2026.