Coconut palm with coconuts, Miami, Florida, circa 1930

Subject: Forests & Trees
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

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About this postcard

A coconut palm stands on a manicured lawn, its trunk ringed and its crown bent under a heavy cluster of brown coconuts, with fronds filling the right side of the frame. Behind the tree are a white building with dark window openings, a bed of red flowers, and a low green hedge. The card pairs the view with a verse that begins "When wintry winds begin to blow" and urges winter-weary northerners to leave sleet behind for Florida's sunny days and blossoming flowers. The scene fits Miami's role as a winter resort, where palm trees and tropical foliage served as shorthand for escape from northern cold.

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PublisherPictorial Centre

COCOANUTS, MIAMI, FLORIDA --- When wintry winds begin to blow And northern lands are wrapped in snow Leave sleet and chilling winds behind, And hie to Florida to find Bright sunny days and magic nights, Where never any snowstorm blights, Where birds pour out their roundelay, And flowers blossom every day. POST CARD 27692-81 PUB. BY PICTORIAL CENTRE, MIAMI, FLORIDA -- MADE IN U S A PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE FIVE CENTS TO ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL

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Publisher	Pictorial Centre
Series	27692-81
Condition	Good
Notes	White border; visible linen crosshatch texture; printed caption runs vertically along the right edge of the picture (scan is rotated 90 degrees); light corner and edge wear. No postmark; no handwriting. Divided-back linen card with white border; light age toning and soiling.

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Coconut palm with coconuts, Miami, Florida, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coconut-palm-with-coconuts-miami-florida-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.