{"product_id":"c-1908-santiago-de-cuba-market-street-scene-harris-bros-no-48-postcard","title":"c.1908 Santiago de Cuba Market Street Scene – Harris Bros. No. 48 Postcard","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAntique \u003cstrong\u003ec.1908 postcard\u003c\/strong\u003e depicting \u003cstrong\u003eThe Market in Santiago de Cuba\u003c\/strong\u003e, published by Harris Bros. Co., Habana during the early Republic of Cuba.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptioned \u003cstrong\u003e“48 – The Market, Santiago de Cuba,”\u003c\/strong\u003e this richly detailed street scene captures everyday commercial life in the city, with numerous pedestrians, market activity, horse-drawn carts and the long colonnaded market building lining a cobblestone street.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reverse bears the early \u003cstrong\u003e“República de Cuba – Tarjeta Postal – Union Postale Universelle”\u003c\/strong\u003e divided-back design and identifies \u003cstrong\u003eHarris Bros. Co., Habana\u003c\/strong\u003e as the publisher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handwritten period message comments on the unusual construction of Cuban shops, noting that the stores “never have any doors or windows.” It is signed \u003cstrong\u003e“J.H.M.”\u003c\/strong\u003e with “Write soon.” The card does not appear to have been postally mailed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComparable examples of this Harris Bros. market view are documented from \u003cstrong\u003e1908\u003c\/strong\u003e, providing strong evidence for an early-20th-century date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Harris Bros. Co., Habana\u003cbr\u003eCard No.: 48\u003cbr\u003eSubject: The Market, Santiago de Cuba\u003cbr\u003eDate: c.1908\u003cbr\u003eType: Color photomechanical postcard\u003cbr\u003eBack: Divided back\u003cbr\u003ePostal use: Unmailed; handwritten message\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good antique condition with expected age-related toning and surface wear. There is visible wear and discoloration along the left front edge, light corner and edge wear, and minor surface marks. The reverse contains period handwriting but no postage stamp or cancellation. The image remains colorful and highly detailed. Please review photographs for exact condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA particularly engaging early Cuban postcard documenting \u003cstrong\u003estreet life, commerce and transportation in Santiago de Cuba more than a century ago\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":".","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51076964974835,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0847\/0675\/4803\/files\/41.jpg?v=1788963399","url":"https:\/\/collexcion.com\/products\/c-1908-santiago-de-cuba-market-street-scene-harris-bros-no-48-postcard","provider":"Collexcion ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}