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Coconuts on a palm tree, Honolulu, HI, 1947

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1947 (Chrome)
Front of Coconuts on a palm tree, Honolulu, HI, 1947, c. 1947 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

A cluster of coconuts hangs from a palm tree in Honolulu, with fronds and trunk set against a bright sky. The close view makes the fruit the whole subject, a familiar emblem of the islands for visitors and a common sight in Hawaiian postcard imagery. The card was mailed from Wahiawa in 1947, and the sender, Joe Hayes, jokes that he could not carry one of the coconuts home. Hawaii was then a U.S. territory, and such cards served as light souvenirs for friends on the mainland.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Aloha folks; Rest ever strong How couldn't carry one of those home. Joe Hayes.

PublisherKodak Hawaii, Ltd.
H - 285 Coconuts, Honolulu
PostmarkedWahiawa, HI, December 26, 1947, 11:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs G. Lamsing

Lansing Place Newtonville, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, Wahiawa, HI
PublisherKodak Hawaii, Ltd.
SeriesH-285
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs G. Lamsing, Lansing Place, Newtonville, NY
Place depictedHonolulu, HI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border around the image; black-and-white real photo print; Kodak Hawaii, Ltd. stamp logo printed in lower right corner. Postmark: WAHIAWA HAWAII DEC 26 11-AM 47. Divided-back real-photo card (Kodak Hawaii Ltd stamp box on front); white border; light edge/toning wear.

Cite this card

Coconuts on a palm tree, Honolulu, HI, 1947, postcard, c. 1947. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/coconuts-on-a-palm-tree-honolulu-hi-1947. Accessed November 2, 2026.