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Postcard RPPC c1920 Clusters of Grapefruit Miami Florida Real Photo #472
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RPPC · 1920

Postcard RPPC c1920 Clusters of Grapefruit Miami Florida Real Photo #472

Miami, Florida, USA1920RPPCGood

Heavy clusters of mature grapefruit droop from laden branches in this striking real photo postcard from Miami, Florida — one of a numbered series (#472) documenting the citrus abundance that made South Florida a horticultural wonder and tourist magnet in the early twentieth century. At a time when most Americans encountered grapefruit only as an exotic luxury, cards like this one served as vivid proof of Florida's subtropical bounty, sent home by winter visitors eager to share the marvel of fruit growing wild in December sunshine. The crisp black-and-white photographic image captures the round, plump clusters with remarkable detail, and the card's clean RPPC format with minimal printing marks it as a carefully produced commercial real photo from the 1910s–1920s Florida tourism boom era.

  • Caption: "#472 — Clusters of Grapefruit, Miami, Florida"
  • Card no.: 472
  • Publisher: Unknown (RPPC, no publisher imprint on reverse)
  • Postmark: None (unused)
  • Status: Unused, unaddressed, blank reverse
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PC-00820 · Unknown (commercial RPPC series, Miami FL)
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