Antique Pinehurst Golf Club Promotional Booklet The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf at Pinehurst N.C.
This is an early twentieth-century promotional booklet titled The Royal and Ancient Game of GOLF at Pinehurst, N.C. The publication serves as a marketing piece for the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina, detailing its early golf facilities. The booklet features a dark, textured paper cover with a color illustration of two figures in stylized medieval-inspired golfing attire against a castle backdrop. The interior pages are printed on cream-colored paper and contain a combination of monochrome photographs and color-tinted illustrations. Notable textual descriptions mention an 18-hole course and a 9-hole course, specifically describing the greens as being made of clay covered with damp sand. Photographic images show men and women golfers in period attire, panoramic course views, and spectators. A significant color centerfold illustration depicts the original Pinehurst clubhouse with guests and a sand green. The final illustrated page features a color depiction of a young African American caddy holding a bag of clubs, accompanied by a poem credited to BENTZ AMERICAN. A purple ink circular stamp on the first page identifies L.H. BURGESS, New England Passenger Agent, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, 228 WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON, MASS. The back cover shows a crest for the PINEHURST GOLF CLUB N.C.
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