This is the Life I love finding these vintage postcards from visitors! To see the whole collection click on this sentence. This postcard says: Hi– This is the life! We’re coming home fat and lazy. We highly recommend a cruise. These islands are beautiful, especially this one. ~ Jean and Bernie Preman To find the […]
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Colorful Coconut Palm Tree Painting For Sale
Coconut Palm Tree This is such beautiful painting of a coconut palm tree that I thought I would share it with you. Some think it was painted at Solomon Beach on St. John. Without knowing who the artist is or any further information, I can’t say for sure. I attempted to find other artists […]
190 Vintage Photographs of the Danish West Indies Up for Auction!
Vintage Photograph Album A rare album containing more than 190 vintage photographs from the Danish West Indies and US Virgin Islands is up for auction! They include photographs from the 1900’s to the 1920’s. This vintage photograph album portrays rare images from St. Croix and St. Thomas on Transfer Day 1917. Also included are images from […]
Visiting the Virgin Islands ~ 1964
Visiting the Virgin Islands Here are a few photographs one visitor took while visiting St Thomas in 1964. To see the collection or to purchase them, visit eBay. Follow Our Blog Too! You can sign up easily below. SaveSave
Colorful Coastal Scene of St. Thomas on Auction ~ 1824
Coastal Scene of St. Thomas So many artists have attempted to capture the beauty of the islands in their paintings. 🎨 Rightly so, the Virgin Islands is stunning! This unique print of St. Thomas is close to 200 years old! Unfortunately, the print sold before I had a chance to share the listing. It was […]
Rare View of St. Thomas From Havensight ~ 1809
View of St. Thomas The auction house of Bruun Rasmussen offers some of the most unique artwork and artifacts from the Danish West Indies. Yesterday, this detailed print of St. Thomas was sold for 3,200 kroner or approximately $528.00 US dollars. It’s a rare view taken from Havensight that you don’t often see. Joseph Constantine […]
Things are Just as I Hoped for on St. John! ~ 1985
Everything is just as I hoped! I often wonder what visitors think of our beautiful islands. Perusing eBay for some of the old postcards is the perfect place to discover the answers. Some of the old postcards are so interesting to read. For this guest staying in St. John, it was all about the food, the […]
The Romantic Virgin Islands ~ 1956
The Romantic Virgin Islands ~ 1956 Redbook Magazine shared a wonderful article about the romantic Virgin Islands in their September 1956 issue. Horace Sutton, the famed syndicated travel authority wrote about the beauties and glamour of the Virgin Islands. Here’s a quote from the magazine’s article which is available for sale on eBay. […]
