Tall coconut palms and dense tropical foliage frame the Casa Blanca in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with a curving road and wall in the foreground and other buildings beyond. The house was begun in 1521 for the family of Juan Ponce de León, who died before it was finished; his widow, Isabel de Bobadilla, is long associated with it. Over the centuries it served as a residence and later as a Spanish and then U.S. military headquarters in old San Juan.
Postcard Details
Message · Spanish, in pen
San Juan Jan 27-1904.
Para mi prima pequeña, Carlota y Tut.
Translation
San Juan Jan 27-1904.
For my little cousin, Carlota and Bta.
Cream/white border with a tinted, grainy printed image; red stain at left edge and scattered foxing in the sky; handwritten date and message on the front.
Postmark: SAN JUAN JAN 26 12 M 1904; receiving mark: AMESBURY FEB 2 7-AM 1904. Undivided back with printed "CARTA POSTAL" heading; 1¢ green Franklin stamp; tinted litho view card with white border; light edge wear and slight soiling.
Cite this card
Casa Blanca and palm trees, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1904, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/casa-blanca-and-palm-trees-san-juan-puerto-rico-1904. Accessed November 2, 2026.
