Antique & Vintage Postcards

Sent by a traveler named Peg to Dr. and Mrs. F. Cady in Rochester, New York, this mailed chrome card of Mexico City's Alameda Central park carries a breezy Tuesday dispatch: "Today we went to the Museum of Anthropology and a free afternoon. Monday we had a nice day at the pyramids and din din & cocktail party at a Hotel on the 14th floor — with a night view of the city." The front image captures the park's signature baroque fountain and angel monument framed by rose beds and towering trees, with a mid-century modernist office block rising behind — a quintessential collision of colonial and postwar Mexico City. The postmark reads "Mexico Admon 1" with a date that appears to be in the 1960s, consistent with the card's chrome printing style and Fischergrund distribution. Peg's cheerful, detail-rich message makes this a charming piece of social history for anyone researching mid-century American tourism to Mexico.