c.1930s–1940s El Cobre Cuba Photo Postcard – Virgen de la Caridad Sanctuary – Santiago

Vintage Cuban Real Photo-Style Postcard – El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba

Atmospheric vintage photographic postcard showing the Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, dramatically situated among the hills and royal palms of El Cobre near Santiago de Cuba.

The sanctuary is one of Cuba's most important religious and cultural landmarks and is associated with Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre (Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre), Patroness of Cuba.

The present sanctuary was inaugurated in 1927, establishing the earliest possible date for this view. Comparable archival postcards document the sanctuary and surrounding El Cobre landscape during the 1930s and later decades.

The reverse has a simple divided postcard format marked “PHOTO POST CARD” and “PLACE STAMP HERE.” It is unused, with no correspondence or postage.

Approximate date: c. 1930s–1940s
Location: El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Subject: Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre
Format: Vintage photographic postcard
Postally used: No

Condition: Vintage condition with age toning, surface marks/soiling, light edge and corner wear, and some creasing, particularly near the corners. The reverse shows noticeable age-related discoloration and handling marks. Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form an important part of the condition description.

A particularly evocative piece of pre-Revolution Cuban religious, photographic and Santiago de Cuba history, with strong appeal to collectors of Cuban postcards, Cubaniana and historical ephemera.