Beautiful Florida Souvenir Folder

Foldouts, or souvenir folders, look like postcards, but they open up and unfold a long series of pictures, front and back. This one is from Florida, U.S.A. The front is an illustration of a beach at sunrise/sunset. There are lines on the right side and an empty square for addressing and stamping the postcard. It says, “Beautiful Florida;” “Beautiful” is in a yellow script font, and “Florida” is in a red sans-serif, stylized to look 3-dimensional. Someone wrote in ink “1947” on it, presumably to mark what year they might have purchased it. The back is a picture with the caption: “A Florida Home Surrounded by Tropical Foliage and hedge of Flame Vine.” When you open the folder, there is a poem written by Ruth Raymond titled, “Beautiful Florida;” and the accordion-folded pictures of animals, landmarks, and people in Florida with captions. The copyright on the card is “Genuine Curteich-Chicago.” It is made of thick, sturdy paper, but it has some signs of use along the edges and folds. This would have cultural value to someone who were to travel to “Beautiful Florida," see these sights, and buy this postcard to remember their trip by, or to send to a loved one.