{"product_id":"c-1908-cuba-avenue-of-royal-palms-postcard-no-12-harris-bros-havana","title":"c.1908 Cuba Avenue of Royal Palms Postcard No. 12 – Harris Bros. Havana","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal early 20th-century Cuban postcard featuring the celebrated “Avenue of Royal Palms,” published by Harris Bros. Co. of Havana, Cuba.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDating to approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1908\u003c\/strong\u003e, this evocative image depicts a long Cuban roadway dramatically lined on both sides with towering royal palms, with a lone horseback rider traveling along the avenue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptioned \u003cstrong\u003e“12 – Avenue of Royal Palms, Cuba,”\u003c\/strong\u003e the postcard belongs to an early series published by Harris Bros. Co., one of the publishers responsible for documenting Cuban cities, landscapes and everyday life through postcards during the early decades of the Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe royal palm became one of the most recognizable symbols of the Cuban landscape, and palm-lined roads such as this were popular subjects for early photographs and postcards produced for visitors to the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse bears the period heading \u003cstrong\u003e“República de Cuba – Tarjeta Postal – Union Postale Universelle”\u003c\/strong\u003e and the publisher identification \u003cstrong\u003e“Published by Harris Bros. Co., Habana.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe card contains an original handwritten message in English addressed to “Laura,” but appears to have never been mailed, with no postage stamp or postal cancellation present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly attractive surviving example of \u003cstrong\u003eearly Republican-era Cuban photographic ephemera\u003c\/strong\u003e, combining Cuban landscape, transportation and social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harris Bros. Co., Habana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCard No.:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Avenue of Royal Palms, Cuba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tinted photomechanical postcard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePostally used:\u003c\/strong\u003e No; handwritten but apparently unmailed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique condition with expected age toning, scattered surface marks and light staining, and wear to edges and corners. Handwritten correspondence on reverse. No postage stamp or cancellation. Please review photographs for exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50540973719795,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/21_f7dbb16a-6182-4480-9cee-9764f6b48a9c.jpg?v=1787801668","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/c-1908-cuba-avenue-of-royal-palms-postcard-no-12-harris-bros-havana","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}