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Souvenir

1940-1960
Place madeNew York, United States, North America
Paper, metal, enamel
Overall: 3 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in. (7.6 × 7 × 0.3 cm)
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
2002.1.4781
DescriptionA folding souvenir postcard with a photograph on the front of the Empire State Building and a tiny thin metal bookmark embossed with the skyscraper on a black enamel background and the caption "Dear ----, Here is a little book mark I bought for you at the top of the Empire State Building, the tallest structure in the world", with blanks for filling in the sender's and receiver's names.
Collections
  • Business and Advertising Ephemera: The Bella C. Landauer Collection
Souvenir
1940-1960
2002.1.4783
Juice glass
1950-1972
2000.798
Contest form
1973
2002.1.1986
Calendar
1986-87
2002.1.3505
Puzzle
1960-1970
2009.27.3a
Puzzle
1960-1970
2009.27.3b
Memo book
ca. 1960-1970
2015.37.9
Saucer
Homer Laughlin Co.
ca. 2001
2002.12c
Plate
Homer Laughlin Co.
ca. 2001
2002.12a
Partial place setting
Homer Laughlin Co.
ca. 2001
2002.12a-c
Coffee cup
Homer Laughlin Co.
ca. 2001
2002.12b