THREE ATTRACTIVE COUPLES IN INTIMATE POSE : SPORTY WOMEN HATS : (1918-1930)

This vintage real photo postcard features three attractive couples posing at an unidentified photography studio. The six men and women in this photograph are chock full of personality. Five of the six are flashing wonderful smiles. The women, in particular, appear to be having fun. All six subjects are fashionably dressed. The women are wearing sporty hats. This is an intimate portrait. The three couples seem to be very relaxed and appear to be good friends. This postcard has an AZO stamp box which indicates that the photo was taken sometime between 1918 and 1930.  SOLD

Published in: on October 31, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Leave a Comment  
Tags: , ,

PORTRAIT OF A FRENCH INFANTRY OFFICER AND HIS PRETTY WIFE


This vintage real photo postcard features a lovely young couple. The husband is a French non-commissioned officer of the the 156th infantry regiment. The pin on his hat reveals his specific regiment. The soldiers pretty wife apparently likes ruffles. Her long sleeve dress is riddled with ruffles. I’m certainly no fashionista, but I think her dress is lovely as well as interesting. SOLD

Published in: on July 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Leave a Comment  
Tags:

PATRIOTIC COUPLE CELEBRATES THE FOURTH OF JULY

This vintage real photo postcard exudes a form of patriotism that is seldom seen today. The AZO stamp box indicates that this photo was taken sometime between 1918 and 1930. This was an era when it was relatively common for individuals to include flags when having their picture taken. We tend to see a resurgence of exhibiting American flags for short stints during the time of national threat or crisis (ie 9/11). When people chose to pose with flags during the 1910’s and 1920’s, it wasn’t to tout a particular cause. They were just expressing their love and fidelity toward their country. There is faint writing in pencil on the reverse of this postcard. The text states “With love from Mr. and Mrs. Chester McCrumb (?), To our sister Mrs. Jennie Hubbard”. This photo postcard has excellent clarity and is in good condition (See Scans and note bottom right of image).   SOLD

Published in: on July 4, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Leave a Comment  
Tags: , , ,

OLDER COUPLE IN A STUDY IN PATERSON, NEW JERSEY

This cabinet card photograph captures an older couple posing in a study setting. This particular trompe loile is an unusual and a wonderful backdrop. Note the desk and fireplace. The portly man looks like he would have difficulty rising from his chair. He is wearing a pocket watch. Hopefully the vast unpaid research department of the cabinet card gallery (the visitors) can comment about the chain or cord hanging from the woman’s dress. What function does this unusual accessory serve? The photographer of this image is John M. Kemp in Paterson, New Jersey. His studio was at 256 Main Street. Kemp was a native of New York City and initially did his photographic work in California. He opened his Paterson studio in 1876. He held photographic patents for a photographic printing apparatus. He is listed by the Paterson Morning Call (1910) as one of the prominent citizens of Paterson, New Jersey to have died in 1910.  SOLD

Published in: on May 22, 2025 at 12:01 pm  Comments (3)  
Tags: , , ,

YUPPIE VICTORIAN COUPLE POSE FOR THEIR PORTRAIT IN ENGLAND

An attractive couple pose for their portrait in Falmouth, England. The couple are very well dressed and appear very comfortable in front of the camera. The photographer is W. M. Harrison. Harrison had studios in Falmouth, Helson, Truro and Redruth. William Marsden Harrison (1852-?) worked as a photographer in Scotland but worked in Falmouth beginning the early 1880’s. By 1900, Harrison had won over 30 medals for his photographs, many of them from international competitions (ie. France, Austria, Belgium, Holland). Judging by the back design, this cabinet card photograph is circa 1902.   SOLD

Published in: on May 3, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Comments (1)  
Tags: , , , ,

A YOUNG COUPLE AND THEIR HORSE AND BUGGY IN A RURAL SETTING

buggy-2

The message on this vintage real photo postcard is as follows: “Edd & Susan, Here is a picture. looks like us but not good work at all. How are you? We are all well. My Dishes haven’t come yet… Bird”. I added the punctuation since “Bird” didn’t seem to have the time or interest. This photograph features a young man and woman sitting in their horse drawn buggy in front of a rural house and landscape. The previous owner of this image believed that that the couple are dressed in their wedding clothes. I certainly can not confirm that, but the pair are certainly dressed in their nicest clothing. “Bird”, perhaps short for “Birdie”, is not very pleased with this photograph. Personally, I believe the photographer did an excellent job in capturing this couple, their horse and buggy, and their homestead. The stamp box on the reverse of this RPPC indicates that it was produced on Cyko paper sometime between 1904 and the 1920’s.  SOLD

buggy-1

Published in: on May 2, 2025 at 12:00 pm  Comments (2)  
Tags: ,

PORTRAIT OF AN OLDER COUPLE : FORMALLY ATTIRED : MARTIN, IOWA : VINTAGE PHOTO

This vintage photograph features a formally dressed older couple posing at the J. Paul Martin studio in Boone, Iowa. The gentleman has some sort of button on the lapel of his three piece suit. A pocket watch chain can be seen resting against his vest. He also has a wiry mustache and beard as well as a sparkle in his eyes. The woman in the photograph has embroidery on her dress as well as a lace collar. This is a classic couples pose used by photographers of the era that this photo was taken.  SOLD

Published in: on February 13, 2025 at 3:30 pm  Leave a Comment  
Tags: , , , , ,

LOVELY COUPLE IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

The Kosciuszko Photo Art Company of Chicago, Illinois, produced this photographic portrait of a lovely couple. Both the man and the woman are well dressed. She is wearing a pin, necklace, and earrings. He is wearing a vest and his jacket has a lapel pin. The couple are identified by an inscription on the reverse of the photograph. Meet Mr and Mrs Ned Kitterer. No further information could be learned about the Kitterers or the Kosciuszko Photo Art Company. SOLD

Published in: on February 10, 2025 at 1:01 pm  Leave a Comment  
Tags: , ,

ATTRACTIVE COUPLE IN WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI (NOTE THE WOMAN’S PINCE NEZ)

This vintage photograph features an attractive and well dressed young couple. Perhaps this photo is a wedding picture. The couple are wearing formal clothing and the woman is flashing a ring on the ring finger of her left hand. The gentleman is wearing a wide collar as well as cuff links. The woman has what appears to be a tied loose cord hanging loosely from her waist. I wonder what the purpose is of the cord. Is it just for fashion sake? The woman is also wearing a pince nez, a style of glasses popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The glasses stay on the wearers face by pinching the bridge of their nose. The glasses have no earpieces. An inscription, lightly written in pencil on the reverse of the photograph provides us with some information about the photograph. The photo was taken in 1903 or 1904. The studio was located in West Point, Mississippi. It is situated in the Northeast section of the state. In 1909, President William Taft visited West Point, Mississippi and made some remarks as he stood on the platform of the last train car.   SOLD

Published in: on April 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm  Comments (1)  
Tags: , ,

IS THIS A TOM THUMB WEDDING PHOTOGRAPH OR IS THIS A PORTRAIT OF A REINCARNATED GEORGE AND MARTHA WASHINGTON?

This cabinet card poses an interesting question. My first impression upon looking at the photograph was that it was an example of a “Tom Thumb Wedding Portrait”. What is a “Tom Thumb Wedding” ?  The answer offers an interesting social commentary. A “Tom Thumb Wedding” is a wedding pageant in which the major wedding roles are played by children; usually under ten years old. Not only are the bride and groom portrayed, but so are the best man, maid of honor, groomsmen, bridesmaids and the clergyman. Some of these weddings involved more then twenty children playing costumed parts. Often times, the weddings were fund raising events for charitable causes.  These faux weddings became popular after the wedding of General Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton) to Lavinia Warren in 1863. Tom Thumb’s wedding was very publicized by the media in America and received the attention across the county. Not having any royal families, Americans had to find celebrities to obsess over. Tom Thumb had a great promoter keeping him in the public’s eye. P. T. Barnum, the circus entrepreneur managed Tom Thumbs career. The previous owner of this cabinet card contends that this image is actually a portrait of a boy and a girl portraying George and Martha Washington. I have to give the last owner’s theory credibility because over the years I have been collecting these photographs, I have seen a number of portraits of children portraying George and Martha. Sometimes the images present them together and sometimes separately. In conclusion, there is no conclusion. What do you think, “Tom Thumb Wedding” or “Portrayal of George and Martha Washington”. The photographer of this image is R. B. Lewis of Hudson, Massachusetts. He is cited in the Photographic Journal of America (1893) for an excellent photograph of a football team. Lewis is also listed in the Hudson city directory as a photographer between at least 1872 and 1909. This cabinet card portrait has gold beveled edges and is in excellent condition (see scans).

Buy this Cabinet Card Photograph (includes shipping within the US) #5843

To purchase this item, click on the Pay with PayPal button below

$148.00

Buy this Vintage Original Cabinet Card (includes International shipping outside the US) #5843

To purchase this item, click on the Pay with PayPal button below

$158.00

Published in: on January 14, 2024 at 9:17 pm  Comments (1)  
Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
« Older Entries