u/takeyoufergranite

Most of the pages of this little booklet are filled with contact info and ads for hotels where your credit would be accepted. People didn't have credit cards back then, so systems like this filled that need.

The 2nd pic is the actual application for credit with the Hotel Credit Letter Company. The same problem has plagued travelers for decades. We all can't go on vacation with suitcases full of cash. Now can we?

This wasn't the only way travelers could obtain a line of credit. It was common to get credit through your hotel directly, or from your tour agency, or maybe the railroad or steamship company that brought you there.

Your credit wouldn't be good everywhere, but it still helped wary travelers rest assured they would have a good time and not be left stranded on a street corner with nowhere to sleep.