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This is a good sized collection of Hershey Chocolate,Hershey Park and Hershey World items over the years.
6 Linen Postcards 1930’s –1940’s
There are 6 linen postcards. These are standard size, 3.5 x5.5 inches. These postcards are in nice condition, but they do show signs ofage. Please see images. These 6 postcards are unposted. They were probablyproduced during the 1930s, and similar cards were certainly used into the 1940sor perhaps even later.
The Cards:
155 Hershey Park Golf Club, Hershey, PA
E-5577; Hershey is known as the “Golf Capital of America”because it has four golf courses – Hershey Country Club, where the Hershey Openis held annually; Hershey Park Golf Course, home of the Pennsylvania PublicLinks annual tournament; Hotel Hershey Golf Course and the Juvenile CountryClub, for boys and girls, the only one of its kind in America.
44 Canoeing and Boating on Spring Creek Winding ThroughHershey Park, Hershey, PA
5A-H241; Hershey Park, through which Spring Creek meanders,is landscaped with shrubbery, trees and flowers, throughout its thousand acres.The park attracts annually in summertime hundreds of thousands of visitors.
48 Hotel Hershey, Located in the Foothills of the BlueMountains, at Hershey, PA.
5A-H3161; “One of America’s great Hotels” located on a highelevation overlooking the town of Hershey, the famous Hershey Rose Gardens andthe beautiful country-side in Central Pennsylvania. From any point at the hotelone has an unforgettable view in all directions.
153 The World’s Largest Chocolate and Coca Plant, Hershey,PA.
E-5575; Aerial view of the Hershey Chocolate Corporation’sfactory, world’s largest manufacturer of solid chocolate and cocoa products. 64acres of floor space. Open to visitors Mondays thru Fridays, closed Saturdays,Sundays, and holidays, also during vacation period usually first tow weeks inJuly.
21 The Swimming Poolat Hershey Park, Hershey, PA
1A2274-N; In the foreground are the outdoor pools,containing 1,500,000 gallons of filtered mountain water. In the background isthe Hershey Park Golf Club, a championship course open to the public.
Terraces of the Hershey Rose Garden, Hershey, PA
4R-M676; Roses of the world bloom in the Hershey Rose Gardenfrom June through September. They are fresh and delicate in early June andgloriously colored in many hues through September. Here may be seen yourfavorite roses, because there are 32,000 plants ofmore than 750 varieties.
13 Divided Back Postcards
Included are 13 divided back postcards from about 1911.These are smaller than standard size postcards. They measure about 2.75 x 5.5inches. I believe these were included in packages with Hershey chocolate bars.Two of them have been posted. The others are unposted. And these postcards areolder and definitely have significant signs of wear, damage etc. Please see theimages. The cards are:
-Hershey Park Rustic Bridge, Hershey ChocolateCo., Hershey, PA
- - Good Times in Hershey, PA. The Chocolate Town,Home of the Hershey Chocolate Co. The people in the image are riding in a boatnamed Mayflower.
- - A Hershey herd in Clover, Hershey Chocolate Co.,Hershey, PA
- - One of the many herds, Hershey Chocolate Co.,Hershey, PA
- - Lunch Rooms; Home of the Hershey Chocolate Co.,Hershey, PA; Note on the posted card appears to read: “Suffering so much withteeth. Couldn’t pick out cards to send. Dentist has been 6 weeks and neverwould die. Moved to J.J. St. and like it better so far with love,”
- - View of the Swatara, Near Hershey, PA. Home ofthe Hershey Chocolate Co.
- - Open Air Theatre in Hershey Park, HersheyChocolate Co. Hershey PA. The handwritten message on the back of this postedcard appears to say: “Dear cousin. We will meet you if nothing happens.”
- - Golf Club House and Section of Course, Home ofthe Hershey Products, Hershey, PA.
- - A Section of one of the finishing rooms, HersheyChocolate Co. Hershey, PA
- - Some of the amusements in Hershey Park, Home ofthe Hershey Chocolate Co., Hershey, PA
- - Old Homestead Farm, Hershey Chocolate Co.,Hershey, PA
- - Hershey Y.M.C.A. and Gymnasium, HersheyChocolate Co., Hershey, PA
- - Scene in Hershey Park, Home of the HersheyChocolate Co., Hershey, PA
1 Continental Size (4 x 6inches) Postcard Folder with Pictures
This folder has 12 pictures. It is in good condition. And itis modern, probably about 1980. The fold out pictures are:
Shown in one of the listing images:
- - Hershey Foods Plant
- - Chocolate World Historical Display
- - Aerial – Hershey Park
- - Entrance Sign
- - Tropical Gardens
- - Gift Shop Area
- - Aerial – Hershey Foods (interestingly many ofthe buildings are the same as appear in the 1930s linen postcard)
Fold out pictures that do not appear in the listing images:
- - Harvesting Cocoa Beans
- - Roasting Oven and Milling
- - Conching Vats
- - Hershey Bar Wrapping
- - Hershey Kisses Machine
