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A group of seven real photo postcards of Puerto Limón, Costa Rica, the Caribbean port that was the hub of the United Fruit Company's banana trade. Most carry hand-lettered white captions in the negative, typical of a local photographer's tourist series. They're likely souvenirs of a steamship passenger or sailor's visit.Views include: • "Palm Cove, Port Limon": a shoreline road, leaning coconut palms, and frame houses at the water's edge • "Almeida Park, Port Limon": towering royal palms with whitewashed trunks, benches, and the bandstand in the background
• "The Band Stand, Almeida Park, Port Limon": a close view of the ornate pavilion with figures in the foreground
• "Bay Island, Port Limon, C.R.": the island offshore, a classic arrival view from the sea
• "Port Limon, Costa Rica" (2 cards): the harbor and pier, with warehouses and the shoreline, taken from the water
• One uncaptioned card: three figures in white standing beneath royal palms, with a steel tower and bungalow-style buildings behind them. The back is pencil-labeled "Port Limon."
