MARCH 1996

COP ACARTA
THE POST CARD CORNER: EARLY FLOHR, PRICE & CO. CARDS
Flohr. Price & Co was not the earliest seller of Colombian picture post cards. but before 1910 they were
the most prolific. Located in the port of Barranquilla. they had many potential customers from transit
passengers aboard ships calling in Barranquilla . The earliest reported use of a Flohr. Price & Co. post card
is April 1903. The first series of cards showed black and white scenes of Barranquilla and its environs Since
the series is unnumbered it is not known how many different views exist. Seventeen known views arc listed
below An asterisk after the caption in the list indicates that photocopies are in the COPAPHIL scrapbook.

SERIES FLP0 I Photos black and white

unnumbered Caption on picture side in black
Seller "Flohr, Pnce & Co Barranquilla" on picture side in black
Address side undivided back "TARJETA POST Al." and four dotted lines in black

Card IS Caption Know! l sed

Barranquilla. C'alle de Cameron 1904
Barranquilla. Calle Real"
Barranquilla, Cazadores de Caimanes • 1904
Barranquilla_ flub de Comcrcio
Barranquilla. Como se \laic en el RIO Magdalena

Barranquilla. Iglesia de San Nicolas 1904
Barranquilla Iglesia del Rosano

Barranquilla. Interior de la capilla del Hospital' 1904

Barranquilla. Jardin de la Plain de San Nicolas* 1903

Barranquilla. Muelle de Puerto Colombia' 1904-1917
Barranquilla. Parque de "San Nicolas"

Barranquilla Parte arras del Mercado Publico* 1904-1906

Barranquilla. Parte de la flow del Rio Magdalena' 1904
Barranquilla Qualm en las afueras de la ciudad • 1907-
Barranquilla. Quinta particular de Fritz huhrhop • 1904

Barranquilla Vapor de guerra "Hercules"' 1904

Barranquilla. Vapores de Rio. - Bismarck- y "Lopez Pertha- 1903

Barranquilla. c ',adore. Jr Caimenen

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