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Antique Pacific Island Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) – Native Women Harvesting Pandanus Fruit (c. 1910–1918)
Offered is an authentic early 20th-century Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) capturing a group of Pacific Islander women and a young child in traditional white dresses standing beneath a bearing pandanus / screw pine tree with prominent prop roots. One woman is depicted reaching into the foliage toward the fruit clusters.
The reverse features an unposted AZO stamp box with four up-pointing triangles dating the photograph to between 1904 and 1918. Includes a handwritten vintage message on the back discussing the fruit: \"Hungry? – Just reach up & help yourself... Some say they are breadfruit & others say no.\"
Front: Clear sepia image with subtle age toning, mild surface wear, and light silvering visible in darker areas under close lighting.
Edges/Corners: Minor corner softening and slight edge wear typical for cardstock of this era.
Back: Unposted with legible handwritten pencil/ink commentary; clean stamp box with no stamp attached.
