A close view of a coconut palm's crown, with clusters of large brown-orange coconuts hanging among green fronds against a pale sky. The card identifies it as "A Coconut Tree in Florida," a standard souvenir image of the state's subtropical scenery. Coconut palms were planted along Florida's coasts and became a familiar symbol of the state's tourist landscape by the 1950s.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Dear Harriet and Bill; My pen
is no good. We are at Clearwater a
wk. already. We are writing so much
that we don't know if we told you we got your
letters when we came here. It was so good
to hear from you all. Thanks for valentine.
We are sending you a box of oranges this
wk. we hope you will have them before Sun.
They should be shipped Wed. Feb. 25. Then
you should split them with Leslie + family.
We expect to be home by Sat. or Sunday.
Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; caption printed along the left edge (scan rotated 90 degrees); slight wear at edges.
Postmark: SAINT PETERSBURG FEB 2 1955 FLA with slogan NEW HOPE FOR HEARTS --- SUPPORT --- THE HEART FUND. Divided back, linen texture, white border. Light wear.
Cite this card
Coconut tree, Florida, 1955, postcard, c. 1955. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coconut-tree-florida-1955. Accessed November 2, 2026.
