A monumental indigenous woman in profile — braided hair swept in blue rebozo, her broad cheekbones and steady gaze rendered in the muscular Art Deco-muralist style of mid-century Mexico — holds an armful of calla lilies, gladiolas, and marigolds against a panoramic backdrop of red-roofed colonial townscape and cloud-wrapped volcanoes, in this striking promotional postcard issued by the Asociación Mexicana de Turismo (Mexican Tourist Association) and printed in Mexico by Offset Galas. The artist's monogram "AXPE" appears at upper right, suggesting a named Mexican commercial illustrator working in the tradition of Diego Rivera and the muralist school that dominated Mexican graphic arts from the 1930s through the 1950s. On the reverse, a writer named Bonnie — postmarked January 1951 from what appears to be a Southern US city — writes to Charles in Asheville, NC, with warm personal news: "I was up most of yesterday & today but not doing anything yet like a true Southern gentleman… I miss you so much and even Minnie asks for you… add this card to your collection." That final instruction is delightful: the sender knew this card was special enough to keep.