Historic 1917 Handwritten Business Letter from Havana to New York #161290 (License: Personal Use)

This black-and-white illustration depicts a historically significant handwritten business letter dated August 10, 1917, addressed from Havana, Cuba to New York, U.S.A. The letter, penned in elegant cursive Spanish, discusses shipment terms-including vessel names, cargo weights, and pricing-and is signed by “S.S. Smith Ball & Co.” The document reflects early 20th-century transatlantic trade practices and corporate correspondence style.

Used on historical archives, museum digital collections, or academic pages about Cuban-American trade history; targets researchers, historians, and collectors seeking primary source materials from the pre-World War I era.