A YOUNG BOY AND HIS SAMOYED DOG SITTING ON A SEA WALL IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA (VINTAGE RPPC)

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This vintage real photo postcard features a handsome well dressed young boy sitting on a wall next to his white dog. The canine appears to be a Samoyed. The child is wearing a wonderful expression. He seems to have found his time at the photographers studio to be quite amusing. The boy is clearly not really near oceans edge. In fact, he is posing at the T. A. Manning studio in Long Beach, California. The AZO stamp box indicates that the postcard was produced between 1904 and 1918.  SOLD

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A BOY AND HIS DOG IN MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN

A dapper young man wearing a derby hat, sits for his portrait at the studio of T. Harold Powe, in Muskegon, Michigan. Sitting at the young man’s feet is his loyal dog. The dog appears to be a spaniel. Both the boy and dog are intensely staring at the camera. Photographer Powe was active in his profession between 1880 and 1896. He operated his studio in Muskegon between 1883 and 1885. During his photography career he also worked in other cities and towns including Lansing (Michigan), Omaha (Nebraska), and Milwaukee (Wisconsin).  (SOLD)

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THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE HAIR CLUB FOR MEN (CIRCA 1880’s)

This cabinet card features a young man with an interesting beard and an abundance of hair atop his head. He isn’t the former President of the Hair Club for Men but his natural hair is styled in such a way to give an appearance of a hairpiece. The photographer is Henry Frey of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The studio was located at 121 Lackawanna Avenue. A second studio was located at 101 S. Main Avenue, in Hyde Park, Pennsylvania. To view other interesting beards, check out this site’s category of “Beards (Only the Best).  SOLD

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ADOLPH ZUKOR : FOUNDER OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES : FILM DIRECTOR : PRESS PHOTO 1914

This vintage press photo features Adolph Zukor sitting in the backseat of his chauffer driven luxury automobile. He is accompanied by his two children, Eugene and Mildred. The year of the photo is 1914 and the photo was taken in front of Zukor’s residence in New York City. Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer famous for being one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures. He produced one of America’s first feature length films, “The Prisoner of Zenda (1913). The IMDb reveals that Zukor produced 96 films between 1913 and 1943. What happened to Zukor’s children. In 1916, Eugene became a Paramount executive. Mildred married Arthur Loew son of Marcus Lowe, founder of MGM studios and the Lowes theater chain. Arthur became President of MGM. This press photograph is an artifact of motion picture history. SOLD

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MRS VREELAND : FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER IN McPHERSON, KANSAS (1893)

Mrs. Vreeland Whitlock photographed this cabinet card in 1893. Whitlock’s studio was located in McPherson, Kansas.  Her subject is a young woman wearing a corsage, necklace, earrings, and a hair clip. The images of other female photographers can be viewed by clicking on the category “Female Photographers”. To view other photographs by Mrs Vreeland Whitlock, click on the cabient card gallery “Photographer: Vreeland”.  SOLD

TWO GIRLS IN UNUSUAL COSTUMES : ABERDERE & MERTHYR, SOUTH WALES : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card photograph presents two young girls, posed in a formal studio setting. The standing girl is wearing a stylish hat adorned with a large feather. Her dress has a lace collar and appears layered combining light and dark fabrics. She is wearing gloves that cover her hands and wrists. She is holding what appears to be a slender stick or cane. The seated girl is the youngest of the two. She is dressed in a dark satin or silk dress with puffed sleeves and decorative elements. Her hat is whimsical, with an unusual antenna-like detail. Her hat may suggest that her costume is meant to be playful rather than conventional fashion. The seated girl is also wearing gloves. Both girls have neutral, serious expressions. The seated girl looks directly at the camera, her gaze is steady and composed, while the standing girl appears slightly more reserved. The naturalistic backdrop features a painted outdoor scene with trees and foliage. This photograph was taken by J. W. Fyfe, whose studios were located in Aberdare and Merthyr, South Wales. SOLD

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A PRETTY LADY & HER AUTOHARP : FEMALE PHOTOGRAPHER FALL RIVER, MA : CABINET CARD

A woman poses for her portrait at Gay’s studio in Fall River, Massachusetts. She likely viewed her self as foremost, a musician. She chose to pose herself, or approved the photographers instructions, to pose sitting and holding her autoharp on her lap. Gay’s Studio was operated by a talented female photographer named Emily Gay. She ran the studio for over 40 years. She established the studio in 1878. Actually, the studio was started in 1863 by her husband Edwin Gay. In 1878, Edwin “lost it” and shot his brother-in-law and abducted his daughter. He absconded to Canada, where he died from TB in 1879. The TB that killed Edwin, caused him to turn the studio over to Emily in around 1878. Somehow, she managed to run the studio despite all the personal drama in her life. When Emily retired in the 1920’s, her daughter succeeded her in running the studio. An interesting sidenote is that Emily (her maiden name was Borden) was a distant relative of Lizzie Borden, the tried and acquitted axe murderer of her father and step-mother. Lizzie lived in Fall River and was photographed at Gay’s Studio. The cabinet card image exists today. SOLD

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PRETTY WOMAN WEARING A NEGLIGEE : RISQUE : J. MANDEL : PC PARIS : RPPC

This vintage real photo features a pretty young woman wearing a negligee and holding a small bouquet of flowers.  The woman is  perched on an ornately carved wooden stool with upholstered fabric. She is in a graceful, slightly coy pose, looking off to her left, avoiding direct eye contact with the camera. She has short, wavy hair, characteristic of the 1920s or early 1930s style, giving her a modern and sophisticated look for the era. Her expression is flirtatious yet demure, exuding a mix of elegance and allure. She is wearing a light, sleeveless garment resembling a chemise or slip, commonly associated with boudoir or risqué photography of the time. The outfit is detailed with delicate embroidery and small ribbon accents, enhancing its feminine charm. Her night clothes are accessorized with a simple yet sparkling necklace and earrings. This postcard was  published by Alfred Noyer (Paris). The model’s photograph was taken by J. Mandel.  Mandel was a noted Parisian studio or publisher that specialized in photographic postcards during the early 20th century. Many of his works were part of the “boudoir” genre, featuring women posed in intimate or suggestive settings. SOLD

MARIE ROZE : PRETTY FRENCH OPERA STAR (CABINET CARD)

The subject of this cabinet card portrait is Marie Roze (1846-1926) a French operatic soprano. She was born in Paris and at the age of 12, she was sent to England to be educated for two years. Her next school was the Paris Conservatoire. In 1865, she received first prize in singing. That same year, she made her debut at the Opera-Comique. Despite being only sixteen years of age, she met great success there which resulted in her being engaged to perform several times at the Paris Opera. It is believed that the opera “Carmen” was written by Bizet with Marie Roze in mind. Roze refused the role because she felt it was indecent. In 1875, she sang in “Elijah” at the Royal Albert Hall. In 1876, she began a ten year stint working for the Carl Rosa Opera Company. She participated in their United Kingdom tours. By then, she was performing in “Carmen”. She made her American debut in 1878 and later toured the United States with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1883 to 1889. She was a popular singer in the UK and in the United States. She was a proficient singer in the English language. In 1890, she established a music school in Paris. She taught singing there. Her farewell tour occurred in 1894. Marie Roze’s first marriage was to the American operatic bass, Julius E. Perkins. They had a son named Raymond (1875-1920) who was a theatre composer and conductor. Roze’s second husband was Henry Mapleson, son of a noted impresario in London and New York. Roze recieved a number of medals for her actions during the invasion of France by Germany. Upon the death of Maria Roze, the French government bought two of her portraits and had them hung in the Paris Opera Garnier Library and the Museum of the Philharmonie de Paris. Roze was a sitter in 10 portraits in England’s National Portrait Gallery. SOLD

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WOMAN IN THE LIGHT, PHOTOGRAPHED IN ALBANY, NEW YORK

This cabinet card features a young woman posing for her photograph  at the studio of Charles S. Rabineau of Albany, New York. The woman is wearing earrings and an interesting necklace. The necklace chain appears to be cloth and it is holding, what appears to be, a coin. The woman appears to have  grey hair but this may actually be the result of photographic or development error. Rabineau did an interesting job of utilizing light in this cabinet card. He was a pioneer Albany photographer, and when he died at age 73 in 1916, he had been a photographer for over 50 years. This cabinet card is in excellent condition (see scans).

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