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Vintage linen-style postcard titled "D.C.21—Fur Trading in the Everglades of Florida" captures a historic scene of Seminole Indians engaged in hide trading. The vibrant color illustration by Chas. C. Ebbets shows a group in traditional patchwork clothing interacting with a trader amidst thatched-roof dwellings and palm trees. This authentic piece of Floridiana was published by Gulf Stream Card & Distributing Co. and features a 1951 postmark from Miami Beach, Florida, with a handwritten message on the reverse.
Origin: Florida, USA
Subject: Seminole Indians
Activity: Fur Trading
Artist: Chas. C. Ebbets
Publisher: Gulf Stream Card & Distributing Co.
Printer: Curt Teich & Co.
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Postmark Date: 1951
Location: Everglades
Material: Cardstock
Texture: Linen
Orientation: Landscape
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Keywords: Floridiana, Native American History, Indigenous Culture, Vintage Ephemera, Mid-Century, Souvenir, Collectible, Americana, Swamp Life, Traditional Dress, Patchwork, 1950s Postmark, Historical Scene, Everglades National Park, Florida History
