Description: ORIGINAL! BANANA WARS! ARMED U.S.MARINE at SAN JUAN HILL SANTIAGO CUBA PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC 1917 BANANA WARS! ARMED U.S. MARINE at SAN JUAN HILL , SANTIAGO CUBA. PHOTO POSTCARD RPPC 1917. DURING THE BANANA WARS IN 1917 AN ARMED U.S. MARINE WITH A FULL KIT AT HIS TENT CANTONMENT AT SAN JUAN HILL IN SAN JUAN , SANTIAGO CUBA RETURNS FROM A PATROL. BANANA WARS U.S. MARINES WERE STATIONED IN SANTIAGO, CUBA NEAR THE SITE OF THE HISTORIC SPANISH AMERICAN WAR BATTLE OF SAN JUAN HILL'S FORT SAN JUAN IN SANTIAGO, CUBA (SITE THAT THE ROUGH RIDER'S THEODORE ROOSEVELT Jr. MADE FAMOUS.) ( In 1917, the United States intervened in Cuba after a disputed Cuba presidential election and armed rebellion.On August 25, 1917, the first contingent of US Marines arrived in Cuba to train in a warm climate. The Marines were responsible for sugar plantation infrastructure, and patrolled the countryside to keep the plantations safe.) (Battle of San Juan Hill, was the most significant U.S. land victory, and one of the final battles, of the Spanish-American War. It occurred on July 1, 1898.) ID'D FROM ANOTHER PHOTO POSTCARD FROM THE SAME SITTING.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERY SHARP FOCUS WITH VERY GOOD CONTRAST. DIMENSIONS: 5 5/16" x 3 3/8" CONDITION IS EXTREMELY FINE WITH SOME LIGHT HANDLING FROM ITS 106+ YEARS. (please see pictures) THIS IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. PLEASE SEE MY 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
Price: 85 USD
Location: New York, New York
End Time: 2025-01-18T20:45:57.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Region of Origin: United States
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
