This vintage real postcard features a little girl posing in her best Sunday clothing. She is a cutie pie. Note her wide brimmed hat. The young girl is identified by an inscription on the reverse of the postcard (“Grace B. Shapley”). At the time of the photograph she was six years of age. Research reveals that Grace B. Shapley (1902-1989) spent all or much of her life in Binghamton, New York. Her father was William Shapley (1850-1923) and her mother was Sara Mary Thorne Shapley (1867-1919). Her father either owned or worked in boiler factory. Grace appears in Binghamton directories through 1936. Further research is required to find out where her life took her after that time. I don’t know where life took her, but I know where she ended up. She is buried in Spring Forest Cemetery in Binghamton. This postcard was printed on a postcard by Artura sometime between 1908 and 1924 SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features a young black boy wearing coveralls and a young girl dressed in a maid’s uniform. The boy is holding a feather duster and looking at the girl who standing on a table and is in deep concentration as she brushes off a sculpture. This photographer produced this image in a tongue and cheek manner. A caption on this postcard states “Valet de Chambre et Soubrette” (valet and maid). SOLD
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