A young boy and girl pose for their photographic portrait at the studio of Wilhelm Graf in Quakenbruck, Germany. The two children are most likely siblings and they are posed with their pet dachshund, sitting nobly on a side table. The children are nicely dressed. Quakenbruck is located in the Lower Saxony section of Germany. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features a portrait of a young woman wearing a large, bizarre, decorative hat. This is a studio photo and likely one of a kind. The photograph was taken by the Goulley studio in Paris, France. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features a men’s Baseball team. The players are uniformed and the name of the team is the “Comets”. It is unknown whether the team represents a school or college or even a semi-pro team. The photograph also includes non uniformed older men who presumably are coaches. Note the houses and the antique car in the background. The driver of the car is looking out the car window at the photographer. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard is special on a number of accounts. First, the photographer did an amazing job of capturing the affection between the two men in the photograph. Second, this is an excellent occupational photo. Both men are wearing Western Union uniforms. Their hats have the emblem of the Western Union company and the initials “WU” appear on the upper sleeve of the uniform. Note the pen in the seated gentleman’s pocket as well as the pants band below the knee of the standing man. The probable purpose of the band is to keep one’s pants leg in place so that they do not get entangled in the spokes of bicycles that are used for delivering messages. A third factor making this card special is that it was produced in a photographers studio; and not mass produced. Finally, the photographer of this image was very talented, and produced an overall wonderful photograph. Sorry for the editorializing. I don’t usually gush about the postcards that I sell. SOLD
This cabinet card portrait features a pleasant looking young woman. She is fashionable in her lace blouse. She is displaying a half smile. Note her jewelry. She is wearing a collar pin and a locket. She also is wearing hair jewelry that appears to be a fillagree sword. This young woman’s photograph was taken by the Tomlinson studio in Buffalo, New York. The cabinet card is in good condition (see scans).
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This vintage press photo features pretty American actress and businesswoman, Mai Tai Sing (1923-2018). She was born in California but spent much of her younger years in Hong Kong. She and her family moved back to California when she was about fourteen years of age. One of her first jobs was as a waitress at the Forbidden City nightclub. Her experience there sparked her interest in performing. In the early 1940’s she became a chorus girl there. She met Wilbur and Jessie Tai Sing, a dancing duo at the club. She not only replaced Jessie in the act, but also married Wilbur. In 1953, she appeared with Tony Curtis in the film, “Forbidden”. Her last film role was in “Strange Portrait”. She became romantically involved with the film’s star, Jeffry Hunter. In the 1950’s and 1960’s she also performed in television roles. Mai Tai was also involved with nightclub management. She ran a club in San Francisco named “The Rickshaw”. In the 1970’s, she relocated to Hawaii. She managed clubs there for 28 years and retired in 2003. The IMDb gives her 9 film and television credits between 1951 and 1990. Mai Tai was a pioneering Asian American actress. She did not play stereotypical Asian roles or speak in stereotypical broken pidgin English. This vintage press photo has Mai Tai Sing’s name printed on it’s reverse as well as the word “Rickshaw”. There is little doubt that this photograph was taken at the Rickshaw nightclub, where Mai Tai was hostess and manager. The photographer is identified as Kenneth Lee. His name is ink stamped on the reverse of the photo. SOLD
This vintage postcard features a pretty young woman wearing holding a parasol in one hand and a flower in the other hand. She is quite fashionable in her dark clothing. Note her wide brimmed hat. The woman has a nice smile.
The postcard is overall good condition (see scans).
This cabinet card portrait features an adorable long haired little girl standing next to her seated doll. The toy doll is sitting in a rocking chair. The girl is wearing a “fancy” dress. The child appears quite content as she poses for her photograph at the Temple studio in Clinton, Iowa. “The 1901 Biographical Record of Clinton County, Iowa, Illustrated” provides some information about the photographer, Gilbert Lawrence Temple. He was born in Ohio. He was schooled in Ohio and was a student at Otterbein University for two years. In 1870 he began his career as a photographer in Beloit, Wisconsin. After two years he sold his business and moved to Cleveland, Ohio where he went to work for J. F. Ryder, a leading photographer in that city. By 1874, Temple was working for the J. H. Reed studio in Clinton. He remained an employee of Reed for 7 years and then opened his own studio (Santee & Temple). In 1884, Temple bought out his partner and became the sole proprietor of the studio. This vintage photograph was found in a photo album belonging to Nellie Frances Pinney (1878-1966). This cabinet card has gold beveled edges. SOLD
This unique cabinet card photograph is chock full of interesting things to look at. Note the garden gnome, the pumpkin, and the dog lying on what looks to be a towel. Also note how the photographer chose to pose his subjects. On the ground level the boy and girl are in the center and they are flanked by three women on each side. A man is standing in the center of the porch and he is in the middle between two couples. The gnome, dog and pumpkin are strategically placed in the front center of the photo. The photographer’s need for order and balance may tell us something about his personality. It would be interesting to know more about the subjects and their relationship to one another. SOLD
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