This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of a “British Beauty”. A caption on the reverse of the card reveals that the photo is “hand-painted”. The young lady in this photograph is wearing a wonderful hat. The postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (no.A247-5). The firm was located in London, England. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features British actress, Lulu Valli (1887-1964). She was active in the 1890’s through the1900’s. She began acting as a child. Two of her sisters (Ida and Valli) were also actresses. She was married to hotelier, Edward Parsons. A photograph of Lulu Valli can be found in the collection of England’s National Portrait Gallery. This antique postcard was published by Percy Guttenberg of Manchester, England. The card is part of a series (No.19 R). Printing on the reverse of the postcard mentions “Theatre Royal Panto”. Panto is short for pantomime. This vintage postcard portrait is in good condition (see scans).
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Penciled on the reverse of Cabinet Card 1 is the name Isabel Everson. Preliminary research reveals little information about this actress other than an existence of a tobacco card premium published by Sweet Caporal which has her portrait. In addition, some newspaper articles were found that announce her appearance in various theater production. Further research is required. This cabinet card is by Sarony, famed celebrity photographer located in New York City. To see other examples of Sarony’s photographs; click on the Photographer: Sarony category on this site.
Cabinet Card 2 is a portrait of Everson by an unknown photographer. Unfortunately, the bottom of the cabinet card has been trimmed to fit into a frame or album, making it difficult but not impossible to identify the photographer. I attempted to identify the photographer by matching the script on the bottom of the photo with other photographer logos in the cabinet card collection. Unfortunately, I had no luck. Perhaps a cabinet card gallery visitor will be able to accomplish the detective work necessary to make the identification. Note the images found below that identifies Miss Everson as well as the image of the Russell Brothers stamp. Both the inscription and the stamp were located on the reverse of the cabinet card. Miss Everson is wearing a very interesting costume in this cabinet card photograph. It is probably something that she was wearing in a play in which she was appearing. I wonder what the object is that she is holding in her right hand. Does the object relate to her costume? I seem to have more questions than answers about this portrait of Isabel Everson. This cabinet card has an extremely slight curl. Extremely slight. The cabinet card has excerllent clarity and is in overall Very Good condition (see scans).
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This German vintage real photo postcard features an adorable little girl wearing a fringed dress and roses in her hair. The postcard was published by DLG (Deutsche Lichtbild-GmbH) as part of a series (No. 212/4). The firm is located in Berlin, Germany. This postcard is in very good condition (See Scans).
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An adorable little boy with a big bow tie poses with a ceramic dog and a toy rifle at the Goebel studio in St. Charles, Missouri. Rudolph Henry Goebel (1835-1923) was born in Germany and came to the United States in about 1856. Upon arrival, he quickly began his career as a daguerreotype artist in St. Charles. He married Emille Julia Dyer (1836-1912) who was also an immigrant from Germany. The couple had six children. Goebel continued to work as a photographer according to census data. In the late 1870’s, Goebel began working as a travelling photographer in area around St. Charles. He did both scenic views as well as portraits. He also worked as a school photographer in St. Charles. He retired sometime between 1915 and 1920. A photograph of, and photographs by Goebel can be seen at the Missouri History Museum. This cabinet card portrait is in good condition (see scans).
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This vintage real photo postcard features stage performer, Lilly Dejo. Lilly is usually seen on vintage postcards with her sister, and the cards are generally labelled “The Dejo Sisters”. A preliminary search found no biographical information about this sister’s act. The postcard was published by Georg Gerlach & Co.. The firm was a real photo card publisher and printer based in Berlin, Germany. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
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This cabinet card features Julia Marlowe displaying a mischievous smile. Note her engaging large eyes. Miss Marlowe was a stage beauty. She is wearing a somewhat revealing dress (for the cabinet card era) and has a wonderful hat atop her head. Julia Marlowe (1865-1950) was born in England and as a young child moved to the United States with her family. In her early teens she began her theatrical career with a juvenile opera company. She began playing Shakespeare in her home town of Cincinnati, Ohio. She made her Broadway debut in 1895 and by the end of her career, had appeared in more than 70 Broadway productions. Her first husband was actor, Robert Tabor. Their marriage lasted six years. In 1904 she appeared in “When Knighthood was in Flower”. Great success in this play brought her financial independence. Earlier, in 1903, she appeared in ‘The Cavalier” and “Ingomar”. The New York Sun wrote about her performance in “Ingomar”; “There is not a woman player in America or in England that is – attractively considered- fit to unlace her shoe”. In 1904 she began a partnership with actor E. H. Sothern. They toured the United States performing various plays of Shakespeare. They were managed by Charles Frohman and later, the Shubert brothers. They were considered to be among the major Shakespearian actors of the day. In 1906, Marlowe played in “Jeanne d’Arc” and also as Salome in “John the Baptist”. Later, Sothern and Marlowe played in London but were not terrific box office successes there. In 1911 Marlowe and Sothern married each other. In 1920 and 1921, they made eleven phonograph recordings for the Victor Company. This cabinet card photograph was published in 1888 by the talented and popular Benjamin Falk of New York City. The image is marked with the number sixty-nine. This cabinet card has excellent clarity and is in very good condition (see scans).
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This vintage real photo postcard features English Victorian and Edwardian actress, Dame Madge Kendal (1848-1935). Her photograph was taken by the Johnston and Hoffmann studio. The postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (no.197 B). The postcard is in excellent condition (see scans). She appears to be in a stage costume. Mrs Kendal was most well known for her Shakespeare and English comedy roles. Along with her husband, she became a major theater manager. Madge was the product of a theatrical family. Her father ran a chain of theaters. She made her stage debut in London at the age of four. As a teenager she played with major stars in Shakespeare in West End theaters. At 21, she joined the Haymarket theater. She met actor W H Kendal and married him while in the Haymarket company. The pair often played in the same productions and became known as “The Kendals”. After much success in English productions, the couple successfully ran the St James Theater between 1879 and 1888. In the late 1800’s and early 1890’s the couple went of a US tour that played in more than 40 cities. They returned to act in Britain for more that a decade before retiring in 1908. Madge was known for her success at playing comic roles.. She had more mixed reviews when performing in serious parts. She and her husband worked hard to make acing a more socially respectable profession and she became known as “the matron of the English theater”. She was also active in charitable causes.
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This vintage real photo postcard features a view of a man and a mule at work in a coal mine near Trinidad, Colorado. The mule is pulling a small rail car along a narrow gauge track. The miner is wearing a hard hat equipped with a light and miner’s clothing. SOLD
This vintage postcard features a street scene in Northport, Long Island, New York. The postcard captures a residential street (Highland Avenue). Northport is a historic maritime village in the town of Huntington. The village is in Suffolk County on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. This postcard was published by C. E. Robertson. This card was postmarked in Northport in 1912. SOLD
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