This undivided back his vintage real photo postcard features performers of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. A large group of clowns and acrobats stand under the Big Top for this group photograph.The postcard was souvenir of the cirucs and was published by Courmont freres of Paris, France. The postcard was postmarked in Romont and Fribourg, Switzerland, in 1902. The card has a Swiss stamp. This postcard is in excellent condition (see scans). SOLD
Two boys are dressed in what appears to be military style, as they pose for photographer Otto Rietmann in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The older boy is holding a sword and wearing a gun powder horn. The younger boy is holding something that looks like a decorated lance. Perhaps a visitor to the cabinet card gallery can add additional information about this image. SOLD
The little girl featured in this cartes de visite is adorable. She is nicely dressed in a navy style dress. She is standing on a chair and holding a watering can in one hand and a teddy bear in the other hand. She is posed next to a ball and other toys. Note the girl’s hair bows as well as the bows on her shoes. The photographer of the child’s portrait was Charles Guignet. He operated a studio in Lausanne, Switzerland. The city is located on the shores of Lake Geneva. There is a French town across the lake. Lausanne is about 38 miles northeast of Geneva. This CDV measures about 2.5x 4 inches. SOLD
This cabinet card portrait captures three uniformed “Brothers in Arms” and their swords posing for their portrait. The photographer of this photo was Johann Fetzer (1839-1927) and his studio was located in Ragaz, Wallenstadt, Switzerland. This photograph was taken in 1895. Johann Nikolaus Fetzer was a native of Bavaria. He opened his first studio in Wallenstadt in 1867. His major clientele were soldiers from the neighboring military barracks. Photography appears to have been part of the genetic make-up of the Fetzer family. Over a period of 150 years, ten photographers from the Fetzer family documented the people, buildings, and landscapes of this region of the Alps. This cabinet card photograph is in very good condition (see scans).
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This carte de visite portrait features a well dressed small boy holding a stick and posing with his toy horse. A closer look at the photograph reveals that the child is holding a pull string which could use to pull the toy horse from place to place. This cdv image was taken by the Mitscher studio in Lausanne, Switzerland (circa 1900). Lausanne is a city located on Lake Geneva in the French-speaking region of Vaud. (SOLD)
This vintage real photo postcard features a traditional Swiss folk music and dance group wearing traditional ethnic clothing. Note the accordion being held by the man in the center of the front row. The group was based in the town of St. Gallen. This real photo postcard is in good condition (see scans). There is a mar which can be seen on the man all the way on the right side of the top row. SOLD
Paul Metzner & Sons studio took this carte de visite portrait of a pretty young woman. Her dress is lace trimmed and she is wearing earrings and a necklace. The photographer is located in Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The city is located in the Jura mountains and is just a few kilometers south of the French border. (SOLD)
This carte de visite photograph features a dashing young man with an imposing mustache. He is elegantly dressed in formal clothing. The photo was taken by the Beckel studio in Zurich, Switzerland. The cdv photograph was taken sometime shortly after 1895. The date is apparent because the reverse of the image advertises some of the awards received by the studio. The last award listed is from an exhibition in Glarus (Switzerland) in 1895, revealing that this image was created after that year. This carte de visite photograph is in excellent condition (see scans). (SOLD)
This Carte de Visite portrait features an adorable little boy. He is dressed in a very cute outfit for his day at the photo studio. Note his wonderful hat. He is standing next to a table holding an open book. Having viewed thousands of cdv’s and cabinet cards, it is clear that books are among the favorite props used by photographers during that era. The photographer who took this cdv photograph is from the Ph. & E. Link studio, which was located in Zurich, Switzerland. Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland. This carte de visite photo is in very good condition.
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