Description: This linen postcard depicts a scene from Sarasota Jungle Gardens, showing a woman in a pink evening gown posed among lush tropical vegetation beside a quiet pool with water lilies. Banana plants, palms, ferns, and flowering plants surround the setting, representing several of the 4,000 plant varieties cultivated at the gardens. Sarasota Jungle Gardens, opened in 1939, became a popular Florida tourist attraction known for its exotic flora and fauna.

Publisher: M.J. Russell, Sarasota, Florida; published by Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, Mass. Card No. 69478.

Posted: Postmarked Sarasota, FL, March 7, 1946. Sent by "Mommy" to Mr. C.W. Cornelius, 3633 N. Damen Ave., Chicago 18, IL. Message reads: "Hello Dad, Have you forgotten your wife and grandchildren? We are still waiting to hear from you. Anyway, we still love you. Mommy. We got the camera."