Scarce Vintage Indian Hut Trinidad BWI RPPC Postcard Pereira c.1930s
Offered is an original vintage Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) titled "Indian Hut, T'dad, B.W.I." depicting a traditional thatched hut nestled in the lush hills of Trinidad, British West Indies. This authentic photographic postcard dates to the 1925–1940 period based on its AZO stamp box and is an unused example.
Research confirms this postcard was published by Pereira & Co., Ltd., Trinidad, and an example is preserved in the Michael Goldberg Postcard Collection at the University of the West Indies, Alma Jordan Library. The library describes the image as "a wooden hut with a thatched roof nestled in the hills of an estate" and notes the Pereira & Co. copyright on the reverse.
This postcard offers a glimpse into rural Trinidad during the British West Indies era and would make an excellent addition to collections of:
- Trinidad & Tobago memorabilia
- British West Indies postcards
- Caribbean history
- Real Photo Postcards (RPPCs)
- Tropical architecture and ethnographic photography
Reference:
University of the West Indies – "Indian Hut, T'dad, B.W.I." archive