This vintage real photo postcard features a barber giving a man a haircut. The gentleman having his hair cut is sitting in an old time barber chair and is smoking a cigarette or cigar. The barber is performing his work in a tent rather than in a barber shop. Note the canvas walls and the tent poles. I would love to know the story that goes along with this image. This postcard has a Cyko stamp box indicating that it dates back to sometime between 1904 and the 1920’s. (SOLD)
This scallop edged vintage real photo ethnographic postcard features a mounted hunter who was a member of the Sara tribe. He is holding a spear. The photograph, as stated on the reverse of the postcard, was taken in Chad (A.E.F.). AEF stands for French Equatorial Africa, the federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa. The AEF was composed of Chad, the Central African Republic, Congo, and Gabon. The photographer of this image is quite well known and well respected. Rene Pauleau produced beautiful and informative photographs of Africa and African people. The card was produced in Cameroon. This vintage postcard is a remnant of Colonial African history. It is in good condition (See Scans).
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This cabinet card features an attractive young woman posing for her portrait at the studio of C. F. Dittmar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The woman is wearing an interesting belt and her dress has pretty embroidery. Dittmar is mentioned in a number of photography journals between 1897 and 1901. SOLD
This lithographic postcard features a street scene in Gallipolis, Ohio. The town is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River. There is a lot happening on Second Avenue as seen on this postcard. Note the classic cars, AAA sign, 2 Coca Cola signs, American flag, and Lafayette Pool Room sign. This postcard was published by Wayne Paper Box & Printing Corporation (Fort Wayne, Indiana). (SOLD)
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This cabinet card features English actress, Eleanor Robson (1879-1979). She was also a well known public figure in the US. Robson was born in England. Robson’s father deserted her and her mother when she was just one years old. Her mother was an English born American stage actress and moved her family to the United States while Eleanor was still a child. Robson began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 17. She worked in stock theater companies around the country. One of these stock companies was at Elitch Theater in Denver. She made her New York stage debut in 1900. She had a ten year career as a leading Broadway actress. She appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1900 and 1923. These plays included Romeo and Juliet (1903), She Stoops to Conquer (1905), and Salomy Jane (1907).George Bernard Shaw wrote a play for her. Robson was very involved in the Metropolitan Opera association. She was on it’s board and also founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild. An inscription on the reverse of this cabinet card indicates that this photograph was taken during her appearance in “Romeo and Juliet”. She played Juliet and was a member of the Liebler & Co.’s “all-star cast”. She played opposite Kyrle Bellew (Romeo). Liebler & Co. was a play producing organization founded in 1898 by Theodore Liebler, Jr. and George Tyler. It was the leading theatrical production company until 1915. In 1910, Robson married August Belmont Jr and retired from the stage. Belmont was a German American financier, politician, and diplomat. (SOLD)
This vintage photograph features a handsome uniformed fireman posing for his portrait at the Strunk Studio in Reading, Pennsylvania. The fireman has a terrific looking mustache. The insignia on his cap indicates that he was a member of the Marion Fire Department. Interestingly, Marion is located in Franklin County, about 120 miles away from Reading. Marion was named after Francis Marion, the American Revolutionary War heroic army officer, known as the Swamp Fox. The Strunk studio was operated by John D. Strunk, a talented and prolific photographer. (SOLD)
This vintage photograph features five African American US soldiers wearing their dress uniforms. They are World War II era soldiers. Note the aviator sun glasses worn by the soldier at the furthest left side of the image. This photograph is almost certainly one-of-a-kind. The photograph measures about 5 x 7 inches. (SOLD)
This vintage real photo postcard features an adorable little girl looking over her shoulder. The postcard has a Belgian stamp. (SOLD)
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