The Danish West-Indies in the Caribbean were
sold to the United States of America in 1917 after having carried the
Danish flag for 250 years..
The islands are now known as the US Virgin Islands. These postcards are from
before Denmark sold the islands.
Text on postcard:
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'Danish
West Indies - St. Thomas - Negro village'
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'Danish
West Indies - St Croix - Field workers'
To the left a Danish
soldier in the Danish West Indies in 1910. As a friend he wrote my
father in 1910 and enclosed this photo.