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Postcard of Asbury Park, New Jersey
Postcard
Asbury Park, New Jersey, Asbury Avenue Casino.
Published by Rotograph Co., New York City (Germany) No. 6418a
Postmarked August 22, 1906
Item/Collection Note: On December 5, 1905, Rotograph received a patent for a new novelty postcard type. Their "Album Post Card" was made of heavy stock on which a flap was secured with a clasp; when opened, out came twelve views. In this card of the resort town, where the "bathing was fine", pictures of churches and public monuments intermix with beach scenes.





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