Cocoa Palms

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Stock #:460774
Type: Postcard
City: Port of Spain
Country: Trinidad
Publisher: North German Lloyd
Postmark: 1913 Mar-10
PM City: New York
PM State: NY
Stamp: 1c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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North German Lloyd - Panama Canal-West Indies cruise on board S.S. Grosser Kurfuerst New York City, March 10,1913 The S.S. "Grosser Kurfuerst", now at Port of Spain, Trinidad - "a land of wonders". It is the hunting ground of the naturalist and according to a local historian, there are: "Lakes of pitch; streams of tar; oysters growing on trees; an animal resembling a fish that produces its young alive; crabs that climb and live and feed in fruit trees; another fish that entertains with a concert and lastly one that is clad in a complete suit of armor". It is among the above that excursionists are enjoying themselves today. the weather is excellent. Oelrichs & Co. General Agents

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