TWO BOYS RIDING BIG HORSES : WESTERN TOWN : DIRT STREETS : RPPC : (1904-1918)

Look who’s riding into town! Its the Roberts brothers. Someone better go get the sheriff. This real photo postcard is quite interesting. The boys look comfortable on their horses. The kids are on large horses, not small ponies reserved for inexperienced child riders.They appear to know what they are doing. One of the boys has a whip. No cowboy hats for these guys. One is wearing a wide brim bowler while the other is sporting a cap. Note the dirt streets. The town may actually be a frontier town in the “old west”. Also take notice of the boy standing on the sidewalk. He seems truly interested in the horseback riders, or perhaps, the photographer. The young bystander is wearing knickers. The AZO stamp box on this postcard reveals that it was likely published sometime between 1904 and 1918. The cameraman was a studio photographer who was willing to take difficult photographs in the outdoors. (SOLD)

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CHILDREN HULA DANCING IN GRASS SKIRTS : FRENCH POLYNESIA : (1955)

This vintage real photo postcard features two children hula dancing. They are wearing grass skirts as well as infectious smiles. This postcard photo was taken in French Polynesia). More specifically, the setting is Tahiti, and the year is 1955. Note the card’s French Polynesia postage stamp.  (SOLD)

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BLUMENFELD SISTERS : PRETTY BALLET DANCERS : SWEDEN : VINTAGE POSTCARD

This vintage postcard features the Syskonen Blumenfeld (Blumenfeld Sisters). The pretty young women appear to be ballet dancers. I do not know if they were professionals or amateurs. This photogravure postcard was published by a Swedish company. (SOLD)

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PRETTY WOMAN : COLORFUL FLOWER DRESS : HANDTINTED : P C PARIS : RPPC

This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman wearing a very colorful flower patterned dress. The auburn haired postcard model has a woderful smile. This postcard was published by P C Paris as part of a series (No.1740). The publishing company was active in the 1920’s. The postcard has minor cornerwear and is in very good condition (see scans). 

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LAKE VIEW HOTEL : SHELL LAKE, WISCONSIN

This vintage real photo postcard features the Lake View Hotel, located in Shell Lake Wisconsin. The hotel was built in 1914. (SOLD)

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FASHIONABLE YOUNG COUPLE AND CHILD : REAL PHOTO POSTCARD : TIC (1920’s)

This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of a lovely young family. Parents and daughter are dressed very fashionably. The little girl has a sweet smile. The postcard has a TIC horseshoe stampbox. Thomas Illingworth & Company was based in London, England and was founded in 1904. The firm was a paper manufacturer and it’s postcards were produced in the 1920’s. This vintage postcard is in excellent condition (see scans). 

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PORTRAIT OF TWO SISTERS IN ST. MAUR, FRANCE

This vintage real photo postcard features two plainly dressed sisters sitting for their portrait in a studio located in St. Maur, France. St. Maur is separated from Paris by the Vincennes Forest. I believe that the two girls are sisters, but it is possible that they are mother and daughter. (SOLD)

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TWO PRETTY YOUNG WOMEN : SISTERS : GREAT HATS : CABINET CARD (1900)

This cabinet card photograph features two pretty fashionable women posing for their portrait at the Sonthonnax studio in Bourg, France. The women are likely sisters. They are similarly dressed and have sweet smiles. Their lovely hats have both feathers and ribbons. (SOLD)

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PRETTY WOMAN WITH LONG HAIR : FASHION : ELGIN, ILLINOIS

This vintage real photo postcard features an attractive young woman with long hair and a nice smile. She looks to be in her teenage years. She is well dressed and it appears that she is dressed for some kind of an event, possibly a religious ceremony. Note her giant hat that she is holding in her left hand. The embossed stamp on the bottom right of the image, reveals that the young lady’s photograph was taken by West Photo. The studio was located in Elgin, Illinois. The likely proprietor of the gallery was Charles West. He is listed in the Elgin business directory between 1909 and 1916.  The postcard has a Kruxo stamp box that reveals that the postcard dates back to sometime between 1908 and 1920. This postcard is in excellent condition (see scans).

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ADORABLE LITTLE BOY : DARK SAILOR STYLE SUIT

An adorable young boy dressed in a dark sailor style suit poses for his photograph at the Bostwick Studio in New York City. The child is displaying a semi smile. Bostwick’s studio was located between 8th and 9th Streets in New York City. Print on the reverse of the cabinet card notes that the studio was established in 1867.and that this photograph was taken in 1893. An inscription on the back of the photo indicates that this poto was given to someone for Xmas. The photographer, James Alba Bostwick was born in 1846 or 1848 in Livonia, New York. At one point in his photography career he was a partner in a firm named Bostwick and Bancker. A collection of Bostwick’s work is owned by the University of New Hampshire’s library. In 1927 Bostwick died in Brooklyn, New York.  He was 79 years of age at the time of his death. Note the thin line in the low center of the image. The cabinet card is in overall Good Condition (see scans).

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