NAIMA WIFSTRAND : FASHION : RISQUE : SWEDISH SINGER & ACTRESS : INGMAR BERGMAN

This risque vintage real photo postcard features Swedish film actress, operetta singer, troubadour, director and composer; Naima Wifstrand. If that isn’t enough job titles, we must add that she played several supporting roles in the films of Ingmar Bergman. This photo is risque for it’s era. Note her headress and jewelry. Naima was born in Stockholm. She did not study acting until 1905, when she joined a leading Theatre company. She travelled with them for several years, playing smaller roles. She decided that she preferred singing and she became a famous and successful grand operetta star for 30 years in Sweden. She received her singing training at the Swedish Royal Academy of Music. She returned to acting in the 1940’s and became on of Sweden’s best supporting and character actresses on stage and film. The IMDb lists 63 credits in her filmography between 1927 and 1968. This card’s photographic image was taken by Ferd. Flodin in 1917. He operated a studio in Stockholm. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).

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PRETTY TOPLESS WOMAN : LONG BEADED NECKLACE : RISQUE : FLAPPER : PC PARIS

This vintage real photo features a pretty young woman partially disrobed. She is wearing hoop earrings and a very long necklace. This postcard is risque for its era. Tasteful nude postcards were considered art during the time that this postcard was issued. The card was published by the French firm, P.C Paris as part of a series (No.2484). The P.C logo is an abbreviation for Papeteries d Levallois-Clichy. The firm published a variety of real photo postcard topics including portraits of pretty models, nudes, views, and holiday cards. The company was active in the 1920’s. (SOLD)

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MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF FRANCE : LA SABLAISE PROVINCE : PHOTO BY ELMLINGER

This vintage real photo postcard is part of a series named “Les Plus Belles Femmes de France” (The Most Beautiful Women of France). This series is about the Provinces of France, and the model for this image represents La Sablaise. Note that the woman in this photograph is wearing a pretty smile. This postcard is no.13 in the series. There were a number of different series published. The Province series was one of the more popular series. The models in this series represent different French Provinces and wear traditional clothing from that particular area of the country. This postcard was published by well known photographer Alfred Noyer. The celebrated photographer supervised a large photo studio in Paris. The Noyer Studio operated from 1910 until the 1940’s.  Many of the postcards he produced of women were nudes or risque images.The photographer of this postcard portrait is the Elmlinger studio. This vintage postcard is in good condition (see scans). 

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DOROTHY DIX : ENGLISH THEATRE ACTRESS : IN “THE WHITE MAN” (1908)

This vintage real photo postcard features English theater actress, Dorothy Dix (1892-1970), Her London debut was in 1907. She became a major player after her appearance in “The White Man” (1908). This portrait postcard captures her in the role of Nat-u-ritch from that play. “The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News” explains the plot of the play as follows. Dix plays the role of a “white man’s” wife who commits suicide to free her husband. The play was presented at London’s Lyric Theatre. Other appearances include “The Three Musketeers”, “The Cherry Orchard” and “Hamlet”. She appeared in the film, “The First Mrs. Fraser” (1932). This portrait postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (No.4921B). Miss Dix’s photograph was taken by the Foulsham & Banfield studio. The postcard is in good condition (see scans). 

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PORTRAIT OF A STYLISH PRETTY WOMAN : UTICA, NEW YORK : RPPC : 1930 – 1940’s

This vintage real photo postcard portrait features a pretty young woman posing on stairs with her hand resting on an iron railing. She is stylishly dressed. The postcard was published by A. Rotundo Photo Studio in Utica, New York. The card has an ANSCO stamp box indicating that it was published sometime between 1930 and the 1940’s. The postcard is in very good condition (see scans)

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PRETTY YOUNG WOMAN : ANTIQUE CHAIR : SNEAKERS : RPPC

This vintage real photo postcard features a pretty young woman sitting on an antique chair. Her shoes look like sneakers. This is possible because the first sneaker (running shoe) was invented in 1895. The young woman has bands around the cuffs of her sleeves which I imagine are meant to shorten the length of the sleeves. The woman appears to be in her teenage years. This divided back card dates back to around 1910. The postcard is in very good condition (see scans).

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NINA WOOD : STAGE ACTRESS AND MUSIC HALL PERFORMER

This vintage real photo postcard features pretty stage actress Miss Nina Wood. She is wearing flowers in her hair. Note the length of her hair. The postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (No. 1787A). Miss Woods photograph is by the Johnston & Hoffman studio. Theodore Julius Hoffmann and P. A. Johnston established a commercial photography studio in Calcutta (1882) and Darjeeling (1890). They also operated a studio in Simla. Johnston and Hoffmann’s photography business was the second largest commercial photography studio in India in that period. Many of their images were of North and Northeast India as well as Sikkim and Nepal. Johnston & Hoffmann produced many photographs of actors and actresses. It is certain that these performers did not travel to India to have their photo taken. It seems likely that Johnston & Hoffmann also had a studio in England during some part of their careers. This postcard is unposted and in very good condition (see scans). 

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JULIA JAMES : BEAUTIFUL STAGE ACTRESS : PHOTOGRAPHED BY RITA MARTIN : RARE : RPPC

This rare vintage real photo postcard features Julia James (1890-19F64), a beautiful stage actress.  She sat in 76 portraits that are part of England’s National Portrait Gallery. A few of these portraits capture her in the same costume she is wearing on this postcard. She is considered by one theatrical writer to be among the top fifteen most beautiful actresses of the 1900’s Edwardian era. Julia James was born in London, England and began her career as a chorus girl at the Aldwych Theatre under Seymour Hicks. She played in “Blue Belle” in 1905. She appeared in productions at the Gaiety Theatre. These plays included “The Girls of Gottenburg”, “Havana”, and  “Our Miss Gibbs”. She performed in Paris in “The Arcadians” (1913). This Rotophot postcard was printed in Berlin. The postcard is part of a series (no.0772). The photographer of this image is esteemed celebrity photographer, Rita Martin. The publisher of this postcard is Giesen Brothers & Company. The firm was located in Germany. This postcard is in very good conditon (see scans).

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PRETTY TEENAGE GIRL : ROSE PRINT DRESS : RPPC (1914)

This vintage real photo postcard features a pretty young woman wearing a pink and green rose print dress and a nice smile. She appears to be in her teenage years. The card originates from France and the message on the card was written in 1914 (see postmark).  Note the tiny pinhole near the bottom border of the postcard. (SOLD)

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PRETTY DANCER WEARING HEADDRESS : RISQUE : RPPC : (1907)

This vintage real photo postcard features a pretty young dancer dressed in a risque costume. Note her headdress. The previous owner of this postcard asserted that this image is an example of Germany’s Jugendstil period (1896-1914). The term, Jugendstil, means “young style”. The Jugendstil movement has been referred to as Germany’s Art Nouveau period. This postcard was published by NPG as part of a series (no.559/2). The card was postmarked in 1907. This postcard has stamp residue on it’s bottom left hand corner and is in overall Good Condition (See Scans). 

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