A close view of a bearing orange branch, with ripe orange fruit clustered among dark green leaves and a few white blossoms at the upper right. The card reproduces a color photomechanical print of the sort issued by the Detroit Photographic Company, whose photochrom process turned black-and-white negatives into tinted views for sale as prints and postcards in the early 1900s. Such fruit close-ups served as generic views of the American citrus-growing regions rather than of a specific grove.
White border around the image; vertical caption printed in red along the left edge; circular copyright imprint in red at lower left. Slight edge wear.
No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely unused. Divided-back "POST CARD" with stamp box ("United States and Canada one cent / Foreign two cents") and "This space may be used for message"; front carries a 1903 copyright line and a white border. Light age toning, no damage.
Cite this card
Cluster of Oranges on the Tree, circa 1903, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cluster-of-oranges-on-the-tree-circa-1903. Accessed October 24, 2026.
