PAULA EDWARDS : MUSICAL COMEDY ACTRESS : “THE SHOW GIRL” : RPPC : 1910

This vintage real photo postcard features musical comedy actress, Paula Edwards. The performer’s name appeared in several theatrical publications. A 1902 article in “The Theatre” magazine presents a review of a show in which Edwards appeared. She performed in “The Showgirl” at Wallack’s theater in New York. The show was a musical comedy and the reviewer hated it. Here are some examples of the reviewer’s comments. He stated that the humor was as heavy as a church sermon. He added “the alleged comedians are not funny”, “the singers can’t sing”, and the director should put on his spectacles and look at the ballet. Finally, the ascerbic reviewer stated the the plot is “as thin as boardinghouse soup”. In regard to Paula Edwards, the writer declares that she helped “reconcile the audience to a very stupid evening”. This vintage postcard was published by Owens Bros. – Hilson Company (Boston, Massachusetts). The card was part of a series (No.015). The postcard was postmarked in Lansing, Michigan in 1910. This vintage photo postcard is in fair condition (see scans). (SOLD)

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TWO YOUNG GENTLEMEN AND TWO YOUNG LADIES : MACON, MISSOURI : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card features two young gentlemen and two young ladies posing for their portrait at Roswall’s Art Studio, in Macon, Missouri. The exact address of the studio was 21 & 23 Rollins Street. The  young adults in this photograph may be from the same family, or may be just friends. These four individuals are very well dressed, leading one to believe that they likely come from families of means.  It is interesting to note that the girl on the left appears somewhat separated from the other three subjects. The separation my reflect how she felt psychologically about her place in the foursome. However, her position in the photograph may be simply the result of the photographer not wanting to leave too much space on the left side of the image. The photographer, Lars J. A. Roswall, was reported by the Photographic Times (1884) to be a part of a group that held a patent relating to  an apparatus for cleaning photographs. The bottom border of this photograph has been trimmed. The card has a slight curl. Overall, this cabinet card portrait is in good condition (see scans). (SOLD)

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MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMEN OF FRANCE : LA POITEVINE PROVINCE : PHOTO BY JEAN AGELOU

This vintage real photo postcard is part of a series named “Les Plus Belles Femmes de France” (The Most Beautiful Women of France). This series is about the Provinces of France, and the model for this image represents La Poitevine. Note that the woman in this photograph is wearing a pretty smile. This postcard is no.9 in the series. There were a number of different series published. The Province series was one of the more popular series. The models in this series represent different French Provinces and wear traditional clothing from that particular area of the country. This postcard was published by well known photographer Alfred Noyer. The celebrated photographer supervised a large photo studio in Paris. The Noyer Studio operated from 1910 until the 1940’s.  Many of the postcards he produced of women were nudes or risque images.The photographer of this postcard portrait is Jean Agelou (1878-1921). Agelou was a French photographer of the 1910’s and 1920’s who is best known for his erotic and nude photographs. He was born in Egypt and not much is known about his private life. Agelou generally used models between the age of 20 and 24 years-old. He had a favorite model. Her name was “Fernande” and in addition to modeling, she was Agelou’s lover. Although the 1900’s was the “golden age” of erotic photograph, photographers who took such risque photos had to use discretion. As a result, Agelou signed his work “JA”. In 1908, nudity in photographs was banned in France and photographers had to cover nude women images with strategically placed undergarments or other materials. Nude images had to circulate on the down low. They were sent in the mail inside of envelopes. Fernande remained popular and her erotic photographs were enjoyed by soldiers on both sides during World War I. Jean Agelou died in 1921; the result of a car accident. His brother George, who managed Jean’s business, also was killed in the crash. (SOLD)

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ALEXANDRA DAGMAR : MUSIC HALL PERFORMER & PANTOMIMIST : RPPC 1904

This vintage real photo postcard features music hall vocalist and pantomime performer, Alexandra Dagmar (1868-1940). Dagmar appears to be making a toast in the postcard’s photo. She was born in Polar, England to Danish born parents. Her father was a ship chandler (seller of ship supplies and equipment), and later a wholesale provision merchant. Dagmar came to the public’s attention at the Grand National Amphitheatre in London. where she appeared in “Richard III”. She subsequently toured the United States where she met Edmond DeCelle (1854-1920), a tenor, who she married in New York (1888).The pair appeared together in both the United States and Great Britain for a few years until Dagmar resumed her solo career. She retired upon the onset of the First World War and she and her family made the US her home. She died in Mobile, Alabama at about 72 years of age. This postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (No.1682). The photo on this card was taken by the Langfer studio which was located in Glasgow, Scotland. This postcard was postmarked in Derby in 1904.  (SOLD)

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BARBER CUTTING HAIR : BARBER CHAIR : CYKO POSTCARD : 1904 – 1920s

This vintage real photo postcard features a barber giving a man a haircut. The gentleman having his hair cut is sitting in an old time barber chair and is smoking a cigarette or cigar. The barber is performing his work in a tent rather than in a barber shop. Note the canvas walls and the tent poles. I would love to know the story that goes along with this image. This postcard has a Cyko stamp box indicating that it dates back to sometime between 1904 and the 1920’s.  (SOLD)

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SARA TRIBESMAN : MOUNTED HUNTER : HOLDING A SPEAR : CHAD : BY PAULEAU : RPPC

This scallop edged vintage real photo ethnographic postcard features a mounted hunter who was a member of the Sara tribe. He is holding a spear. The photograph, as stated on the reverse of the postcard, was taken in Chad (A.E.F.). AEF stands for French Equatorial Africa, the federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa. The AEF was composed of Chad, the Central African Republic, Congo, and Gabon. The photographer of this image is quite well known and well respected. Rene Pauleau produced beautiful and informative photographs of Africa and African people. The card was produced in Cameroon. This vintage postcard is a remnant of Colonial African history. It is in good condition (See Scans).

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PRETTY WOMAN : MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN : FASHION : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card features an attractive  young woman posing for her portrait at the studio of C. F. Dittmar in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The woman is wearing an interesting belt and her dress has pretty embroidery. Dittmar is mentioned in a number of photography journals between 1897 and 1901.   SOLD

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GALLIPOLIS, OHIO : STREET SCENE : COCA COLA AND AAA SIGNS : CLASSIC CARS : RPPC

This lithographic postcard features a street scene in Gallipolis, Ohio. The town is located in Southeast Ohio along the Ohio River. There is a lot happening on Second Avenue as seen on this postcard. Note the classic cars, AAA sign, 2 Coca Cola signs, American flag, and Lafayette Pool Room sign. This postcard was published by Wayne Paper Box & Printing Corporation (Fort Wayne, Indiana). (SOLD)

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH BROAD SHOULDERS IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS

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ELEANOR ROBSON : JULIET IN ROMEO & JULIET : LIEBLER & CO : CABINET CARD

This cabinet card features English actress, Eleanor Robson (1879-1979). She was also a well known public figure in the US. Robson was born in England. Robson’s father deserted her and her mother when she was just one years old. Her mother was an English born American stage actress and moved her family to the United States while Eleanor was still a child. Robson began her stage career in San Francisco at the age of 17. She worked in stock theater companies around the country. One of these stock companies was at Elitch Theater in Denver. She made her New York stage debut in 1900. She had a ten year career as a leading Broadway actress. She appeared in 17 Broadway plays between 1900 and 1923. These plays included Romeo and Juliet (1903), She Stoops to Conquer (1905), and Salomy Jane (1907).George Bernard Shaw wrote a play for her. Robson was very involved in the Metropolitan Opera association. She was on it’s board and also founded the Metropolitan Opera Guild. An inscription on the reverse of this cabinet card indicates that this photograph was taken during her appearance in “Romeo and Juliet”. She played Juliet and was a member of the Liebler & Co.’s “all-star cast”. She played opposite Kyrle Bellew (Romeo). Liebler & Co. was a play producing organization founded in 1898 by Theodore Liebler, Jr. and George Tyler. It was the leading theatrical production company until 1915. In 1910, Robson married August Belmont Jr and retired from the stage. Belmont was a German American financier, politician, and diplomat. (SOLD)

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