NORTHPORT YACHT CLUB & HARBOR : LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK : RPPC 1906

This vintage postcard features a pretty view of the Northport Yacht Club and Northport Harbor. Although this postcard spells Northport as “North Port”, the card’s spelling is incorrect. It is not unusual for a publisher of postcards to spell the name of a town or person incorrectly. Northport is located on the Northshore of Long Island. The town is at the edge of the Long Island Sound. Connecticut is located on the other side of the Sound. Note the wooden boats in the foreground. The Northport Yacht Club was established in 1899. It was located on Bayview Avenue. The club was established by a group of affluent men who worked in New York City but had second homes in the Northport area. Just a few weeks later a second yacht club, the Independent Yacht Club, was established on Woodbine Avenue. This club was launched for and by the local townspeople. In 1927, the Independent Yacht Club changed it’s name to the Northport Yacht Club. This club closed in 1944 and was replaced by the Edgewater Yacht Club in 1945. The club had no building until 1948. In 1952 the Edgewater club changed it’s name to the Northport Yacht Club. The building seen in this postcard photo is the Northport Yacht Club (formerly the Independent Yacht Club) located on Woodbine Avenue. The message written on this postcard is a sad one. The writer states that “Charles is very much worse” and indicates that he is suffering from diabetes. Insulin was not used on humans until 1922. One can only imagine what a diabetic’s life was like before that. 
This card was printed in Germany and the publisher is not listed. This postcard, unlike Charles, is in good condition. SOLD

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PORTRAIT OF A TEENAGE FLAPPER : DANCE STUDIO : JAZZ AGE : (1926)

This vintage photograph features a teenage dancer on stage. Her flapper dance costume fits the times. She was performing in 1926, during the Jazz Age. The photograph is signed in the lower right hand corner. It is signed, “Obenaus Studio”. Research reveals that there was an Obenhaus studio operating in the the 1920’s in three locations in upstate New York (Albany, Troy, and Schenectady). The studio has a photograph in the Library of Congress. The photograph is entitled “Miss Yonkers, 1924” and it shows a young woman wearing a bathing suit and Miss Yonkers sash. She is seated on a small table and has her feet raised and her hands behind her head. Interestingly, she is wearing the same cutesy expression as the dancer in this photograph. SOLD

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VIRGINIA EARL : STAGE ACTRESS : PROLIFIC ON BROADWAY : VAUDEVILLE : PHOTO BY BENJAMIN FALK : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card photograph features American stage actress, Virginia Earle (1873-1937). Much of her work was in light operas, musical comedies, and vaudeville. Earle was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her parents were Irish immigrants. She made her stage debut in 1887. She had a role in Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado” produced by the Juvenile Opera Company. She played in several of their productions. Earle then joined a touring company of the Pike Opera Company. When in San Francisco, she was hired by a vaudeville company where she performed for two seasons. She next went to Australia with a performing company. She was identified with Augustin Daly’s Edwardian musical comedies for many years. The musicals included “The Circus Girl” and “A Runaway Girl”.  Earle played in eleven Broadway production between 1899 and 1910. Earle was a “chronic” robbery victim. She captured one of the thieves. Earle was walking along Sixth Avenue (Manhattan) and saw a woman wearing one of the cloaks she wore in the production of “The Merry World”. Earle grabbed the woman and screamed for help. Eventually the woman was tried and acquitted. The woman’s husband claimed to have found the cloak and he was judged credible. In 1894, Earle married Frank Lawton, an actor and comedian. She divorced him in 1899. Earle’s photo portrait seen on this cabinet card, was taken by celebrity photographer, Benjamin Falk. Falk operated a studio in New York City. This photograph was likely taken in the late 1880’s or early 1890’s. The cabinet card has a slight curl and is in overall good condition. See Scans. 

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RED CROSS NURSE : FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER : VINTAGE FOLDER PHOTO : BRAINERD, MINNESOTA

This vintage folder photograph features a portrait of a young pretty Red Cross nurse. Note her detailed uniform. She was photographed by the Canan Studio in Brainerd, Minnesota. The photographer was Marie Ann Canan (1869-1944), a female photographer in Brainerd for many years. She operated a studio at 209 1/2 South Seventh Street (1901-1902) and at 616 1/2 Front Street (1905-1925). Both of these studios were in Brainerd. Female photographers were the exception, not the rule, during the time this photograph was taken. SOLD

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JESSE JAMES : 1st BANK OF NORTHFIELD : MINNESOTA : ROBBERY GONE BAD : RPPC 1939

This vintage real photo postcard features a view of the Jesse James Cafe in Northfield, Minnesota. Note the cafe’s sign below the three windows on the buildings second floor. There are also advertising signs evident for a chiropractor and for a barber shop. There is some interesting history attached to the cafe’s building. The building used to house the First Bank of Northfield which was involved in the historic “The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid”. In 1876, Northfield was a growing Southern Minnesota community. That same year, First Bank of Northfield, became of interest to the notorious gang of bank and train robbers, The James-Younger Gang consisted of Jesse and Frank James; Bob, Jim and Cole Younger, and three others. The robbers rode into Northfield and three of the gang members entered the bank and began the hold-up. Bank employees told them that the safe was locked and could not be opened. When a merchant witnessed the robbery in progress, he warned fellow citizens to arm themselves and fight to stave off the robbers. Gang members outside the bank began to fire their pistols and told the citizens to leave the area. After the ensuing gun fight, two robbers were killed and two were wounded. In addition, the bank cashier was killed when he refused to open the vault. Six of the robbers fled after the failed raid. After some time, the three Younger brothers were captured and another robber was killed in a gun battle. Ultimately, Jesse James (1842-1882) was killed by one of his new recruit gang members. He was killed while standing on a chair dusting off a picture. James was unarmed. His killer was motivated by a reward offered by the Governor of Missouri. This vintage postcard has a 1939 postmark from Northfield, Minnesota. SOLD

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JAPAN: SCHOOL PRINCIPAL : 10th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS HIRING PHOTO : KATO : 1910

This vintage real photo postcard honors a Japanese school principal celebrating his tenth anniversary of employment at an Agricultural school in Kato, Japan. The city of Kato is in the Chiba Prefecture. A printed stamp on the reverse of the card indicates that it was published in 1910.  SOLD

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PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : LOTS OF FLOWERS : RPPC (1910)

This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman with lots of flowers. She is wearing a few of these flowers in her hair. Note the  detail of the flowers. The dark haired postcard model has a woderful smile. This postcard was published by NPG (“Neue Photographische Gesellschaft”  as part of a series (No.1622).  The postcard is in very good condition (see scans). 

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WEDDING : BRIDE AND GROOM : FUN GROUP PHOTO : WEDDING GOWN : VINTAGE RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard is a group photo of a bride and groom, as well as, many of their guests at the wedding. The wedding attendees are well dressed and many are interesting looking. This photograph was taken at a Bulgarian wedding. Note that some of the guests are wearing traditional garb. The bride is wearing a matronly looking wedding gown. One man, positioned at the center right of the photograph is holding a rabbit. Have you ever heard of a rabbit crashing a wedding? SOLD

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KATHLEEN CLIFFORD : FRED HARTSOOK : MALE IMPERSONATOR : VAUDEVILLE : VINTAGE PHOTO

This vintage photograph features American stage and film actress, Kathleen Clifford (1887-1962). The IMDb credits her with 14 film credits between 1917 and 1932. She is known for “Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923)”, When the Clouds Roll by (1919)”, and “Who is Number One? (1917)”. She often played leading roles in her films for Paramount. During her film career, she worked alongside Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Betty Compson, and Wallace Beery. She appeared on the Broadway stage six times between 1909 and 1916. Clifford was famous as a Vaudeville comedienne and male impersonator. She was billed as “The Smartest Chap in Town”. At one point in her vaudeville career, she worked as a duo with female impersonator, Bothwell Browne. Like many movie performers, she left acting with the advent of sound films. During the early years of World War I, she served as a Red Cross Nurse with the British Army in France. Upon retirement, she became a business woman and owned “Broadway Florist” in Hollywood. Clifford also wrote a novel about her time in Hollywood. She was married to Miomir Peter Illitch for over 35 years. He was a banker. This original photographic portrait of Kathleen Clifford was taken by a highly talented and esteemed American photographer, Fred Hartsook (1876-1930). He owned a California studio chain that, at that time, was considered to be the largest photographic business in the world. His celebrity clients included President Woodrow Wilson, Henry Ford, Mary Pickford, and Charles Lindbergh. He also owned a resort and two ranches in Southern California where he raised Holstein cattle. He was married to Bess Hesby, queen of the San Francisco Pan-Pacific Exposition of 1915.  SOLD

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PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : FLAPPER : ART DECO : RPPC 1910

This  vintage real photo postcard features a pretty young woman looking intently at the camera. She appears to be a flapper. The postcard portrait is done in an art deco style. The young woman has beautiful eyes. This postcard was published by Clio as part of a series (No.1020). The card is dated 1910. My research discovered a nearly identical image in another postcard. That postcard was color tinted and and the caption under the models photograph stated “Happy New Year” in Dutch.  SOLD

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