June 30, 2006
Cuba: Yesterday and Today
A number of years ago, I inherited an album of old postcards from my great aunt Nora. At the time, I thought what good are a bunch of old post cards? The album turned out to be a treasure of old photos that captures a time long past and I love them. Viewing them, I imagine my grandparents courting, sitting on a park bench, chaperone nearby or later, taking my mother and her siblings for that Sunday drive in the countryside.
I've come across another postcard collection; this one will transport you back to an untarnised Cuba B.C.
For your viewing pleasure, one hundred years of architecture and life through postcards at Hilda’s Cuban Postcard Museum.
Posted by Ziva at June 30, 2006 03:32 PM
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what a treasure trove. Amazing she could get that out of Cuba. I have only a handful of photos of the Cuba my grandparents and mother saw. You may want to consider publishing that collection. The copyrights have probably since expired.
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at June 30, 2006 03:51 PM
Mike, I didn't mean to mislead, this postcard collection is not mine, it's Hilda's. I wish mine were as wonderful as this one.
Posted by: Ziva at June 30, 2006 04:04 PM
Ok, I did a little editing, hope it's clear now. Sorry, it's Friday!
Posted by: Ziva at June 30, 2006 04:10 PM
well she should publish it. In fact, it would be cool if a compilation of postcards and old photographs of the island BC could be compiled into a coffee table type book.
Posted by: Cigar Mike Pancier at June 30, 2006 06:17 PM
Thanks for that wonderful link. I have never seen this of Cuba before.
Posted by: Carnivore at June 30, 2006 10:06 PM
Dear Ziva,
Thank you so very much for posting the link to this unique collection. It is, indeed, a treasure that Hilda has put together for all to see. I agree that it would make a terrific coffee table book. This site may encourage other collectors to share their cards.
Cuba Libre!
Posted by: Grammy in Phila. at June 30, 2006 10:48 PM
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