PORTRAIT OF AN ASIAN WOMAN WORKING IN A FLOWER SHOP : VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPH

This vintage snapshot photograph features an Asian woman working in a flower shop. It appears that she is wearing a kimono. She is surrounded by pretty plants and flowers. The photo measures about 3.25″ x 4.5 and is in very good condition (see scans).

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Published in: on January 5, 2022 at 2:25 pm  Leave a Comment  
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CHINATOWN : NEW YORK CITY : PELL STREET VIEW (1917)

This vintage animated postcard features a view of New York City’s Chinatown. a street sign reveals that one of the streets seen in this pedestrian filled corner is Pell Street. Pell Street remains part of NYC’s Chinatown today. Note the placards on the walls of one of the buildings. The Grand Central Station postmark reveals that the card was mailed in 1917. The postcard was published by the Detroit Publishing Company of Detroit, Michigan. The company printed postcards from 1898 through 1932. This card is a member of the company’s “Phostint” series. The Detroit Publishing Company began producing “Phostint” cards in 1903. “Phostint” was the trade name for the company’s photochrom process. Mac, the sender of this postcard, writes that he visited Chinatown and it was “Some Place”. He underlined “some place”; I guess he really meant it. (SOLD)

Published in: on April 25, 2021 at 12:00 pm  Leave a Comment  
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PRETTY ASIAN WOMAN IN FORMAL TRADITIONAL GARB (JAPANESE? INDONESIAN?)

This vintage real photo postcard begs some answers, but I’m stumped. I have never seen the type of clothing displayed on this card before; despite my exposure to a multitude of international postcards. This interesting studio portraiture features a pretty Asian woman dressed in some unusual garb. It appears to be formal traditional clothing. I do not know which culture that this dress represents. I am hypothesizing that woman is Japanese. However, the previous owner of this postcard thought the woman may have been from Indonesia. The owner’s guess is written on the reverse of the card. The woman in this photo is holding a basket in one hand and an object I can’t identify in the other hand. There is an AZO stamp box on the back of the postcard. It reveals that this card was produced sometime between 1910 and 1930.  SOLD

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PORTRAIT OF AN EQUISITELY DRESSED WEALTHY TONKINESE MAN

vietnam oneThis vintage photograph features a handsome and rich Tonkinese gentleman. He comes from the historical region of southeast Asia located on the Gulf of Tonkin. The area presently is part of northern Vietnam but it was a component of French Indochina  (1887-1946). This image is a former stock photo which may been used in publications such as newspapers or magazines. The photograph measures about 4 3/4″ x 7″.  (SOLD)

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Published in: on May 10, 2019 at 12:00 pm  Comments (2)  
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PORTRAIT OF LEE TONG: PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHINESE CHURCH IN PORTLAND OREGON

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This photograph features a well dressed young Asian man sitting in a chair with his hat on his lap. He is is exhibiting an intense gaze at the photographer. On the reverse of this photograph is an inscription that informs us about the identity of this gentleman. His name is Lee Tong and he was a clergyman who attended the Eugene Bible University in Eugene, Oregon. The American Home Missionary (1913) journal lists him as a preacher. He also appears in the Portland directory as Reverend Lee Tong (1912-1914). A book entitled “Portland, Oregon: Its History and Builders” reports that he was the Pastor of the Baptist Chinese Church. Research reveals that the Eugene Bible College is now known as New Hope Christian College and it is located in Eugene. The school was founded by Fred Hornshuh in 1925. This photograph was taken at the Brown Studio in Portland, Oregon.

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Published in: on May 27, 2016 at 3:37 pm  Comments (2)  
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PORTRAIT OF AN ASIAN YOUNG MAN IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS

ASIAN_0004A young Asian man poses for his portrait in this cabinet card portrait from the Moloney studio in Boston, Massachusetts. The reverse of the photograph has an inscription identifying the subject as Yee Hock. American images of Asians are uncommon. This gentleman is wearing ethnic clothing. The 1892 and 1912 Boston Almanac and Business Directory lists M. J. Moloney as being a photographer at the 22 Hanover address printed on this photograph. Another source reported that Moloney served the Boston area as a photographer for over twenty years.

Published in: on August 21, 2014 at 2:30 pm  Comments (2)  
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“KIMONO GIRL” IN DOWAGLAC, MICHIGAN

There certainly must be an interesting story related to this cabinet card photograph by Conklins Studio in Dowaglac, Michigan. A girl, who appears to be an early teenager, poses for this photograph dressed in a beautiful kimono and holding an oriental fan. Where did she get such a terrific clothing? Did her she, or her parents travel to Japan to obtain these clothes? Was Asian fashion in vogue at the time of this photograph? Comments related to these questions are welcome.

Published in: on January 14, 2011 at 12:01 am  Comments (6)  
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ASIAN MAN IN DAVENPORT, IOWA (IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO!)

This photograph features a gentleman of Asian appearance posing in the studio of Jarvis White, in Davenport, Iowa. The subject may not actually be of Asian descent; the hypothesis is certainly debatable. The gentleman has a fantastic and well tended mustache and beard. The photograph has remarkable clarity. The reverse of the photo has a pencilled inscription of a woman’s first name (Grace) and an illegible last name. The card is also dated November, 1898. To view other images of interesting facial hair, click on this site’s categories of Beards: (Only the Best) and Mustaches (Only the Best). The photographer of this image established his photographic studio in 1874 and was the successor to Hastings, White & Fisher, of 320 Brady Street, in Davenport, Iowa.

Published in: on January 11, 2011 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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WESTERN DRESSED ASIAN MAN: PORTRAIT BY PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN

This cabinet card is a portrait of a formally dressed young man who appears to be of Asian descent. The gentleman may be a visitor to the West; or he may be an immigrant to, or resident of the country where he was photographed. The man is handsome and dressed like a man of means. The photographic studio is A & G Taylor, one of several British studios that claim to be “Photographers to the Queen”. Andrew and George Taylor owned the largest Victorian Photography firms in the United Kingdom.  The company was started in London in the 1860’s. This particular photograph was taken after 1886 (determined by the back stamp logo); and at that time, the firm had branches in 36 United Kingdom cities, and in 6 cities in the United States.

Published in: on May 22, 2010 at 12:01 am  Leave a Comment  
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