This vintage photograph is a Boudoir Cabinet Card. Boudoir Cabinet Cards are larger than the typical cabinet card. This photograph features a portrait of fashionable girl who appears to be in her teenage years. The identity of the girl is written on the reverse of the photograph. Her name appears to be “Eda Lestora”. What makes this photograph special is the photographer who took the photo. The 5″ x 8.25″ image was photographed at Monaco’s Excelsior Art Gallery at 183 Main Street in Stockton, California. J.B. Monaco (1856-1938) was a noted photographer in San Francisco but had satellite studios. A collection of his photographs can be found at the San Francisco History Center at the San Francisco Public Library. In 1875 Monaco arrived in the United States as an immigrant from Switzerland. His name was originally Giovanni Battista. He joined his brother in Eureka, Nevada. Louis Monaco operated a photo studio there and J.B. joined him in the business, thus launching a career as a photographer that would span 62 years. In 1887 J. B. moved to San Francisco where he was soon joined by his brother who died in 1897. During J. B.’s career, he distinguished himself with his earthquake and fire photographs. These images have been described as dramatic and journalistic. He documented much of early Nevada and Northern California history. His portraiture work of prominent San Francisco individuals and their families is considered to be exceptional. During his career, Monaco was described as the “Dean of North Beach photographers”. SOLD
This vintage lithographic postcard features Massad Beth, a Jewish camp located in the Pocono Mountains near Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania. The camp was a Zionist Jewish summer camp. The camp was about camping, but also about learning the Hebrew language and Jewish culture. The camp was founded as a day camp in 1941 and grew into three sleep away camps in Pennsylvania. At it’s peak, the camp had over a thousand campers and staff each summer. The camp closed in 1981. The camps alumni include Noam Chomsky (linguist), Alan Dershowitz (attorney), and Ralph Lauren (fashion designer and executive). This card was published by Planned Color Advertising. The firm was located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features American film, stage, and television actress and musician, Mary Astor (1906-1987). She played many memorable roles but she is most associated with her performance in “The Maltese Falcon” (1941). Astor also wrote five novels and an autobiography. She began her film career as a teenager by appearing in silent movies during the early 1920’s. Her career continued with the introduction of “talkies”. In 1936, Astor’s career was almost ruined by a scandal in which she had an affair with playwright George Kaufman. A custody fight with her ex-husband stigmatized her as being an adulterous wife. She managed to overcome the poor PR and in 1941, won an Academy Award fo Best Supporting Actress in “The Great Lie”. Astor was born in Quincy, Illinois. Her father was a German teacher and her mother taught drama and elocution. Astor was home schooled by her father who also taught her the piano. In 1919, she sent her photo to a beauty contest in Motion Picture Magazine. She was chosen as a semi finalist. When she was fifteen, she and her family moved to Chicago where she took drama lessons and performed on the stage. She and her family moved to New York City so she could act in motion pictures. A Manhattan photographer asked Astor to pose for him and the resulting photographs led her to be signed by Paramount pictures. In 1921, at age fourteen, she made her film debut. In 1923, she and her family moved to Hollywood. During the filming of one movie, the underage actress was wooed off set by the significantly older actor, John Barrymore. She became a “WAMPAS Baby Star” in 1926. In Hollywood, her controlling parents kept her a virtual prisoner and lived lavishly off her earnings. They gave her a five dollar a week allowance while she was earning 2500 dollars a week. Her father was emotionally and physically abusive. She did not gain control of her salary until she was 26 years old. However, this resulted in her parents suing her for financial support. In 1928 she married film director Kenneth Hawkes. In 1928, he was killed in a plane crash while filming sequences for a movie. After Astor appeared in a few more movies, she suffered a nervous breakdown related to the loss of her husband. She married the doctor who treated her for her psychiatric illness. By 1933, she had a child, and was seeking a divorce. Her personal life was coming apart at the seams. That is when the aforementioned scandal occurred. She continued to appear in films during the 1930’s but had entered the early stages of alcoholism. By 1949, she entered a sanitarium for alcoholics. In 1951, she experienced her third suicide attempt. Astor’s filmography credits her with 155 film appearances between 1921 and 1964. The IMDb reports that she appeared in two Broadway plays between 1945 and 1954. Astor was a very successful performer but was plagued by problems in her personal life.
Postcard 1 was published by Picturegoer as part of a series (no.240b). The firm was located in London, England. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
Postcard 2 was published by Picturegoer as part of a series (no.240a). The firm was located in London, England. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
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This cabinet card features a portrait of an Ohio woman. She is wearing a collar brooch. This cabinet card photograph was taken at a studio in either Wooster, Massillon, or Ashland, Ohio. The photographer advertises his studios as “The Trio”. This cabinet card portrait is in fair condition (see scans).
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This vintage real photo postcard fetures a Milk Condensing Factory in New London, Wisconsin. Note the lined up horse drawn wagons holding large milk containers. This card was published by the McClellan studio, located in New London. This postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
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Joseph W. Gehrig “hits one out of the park” with this cabinet card portrait of a fashionable and attractive woman in Chicago, Illinois. She looks magnificent with her white fur draped around her neck and her black feather hat. The subject of this photograph is clearly a woman of means. The photographer of this excellent photograph, Joseph Gehrig (1847-1915), was active in Chicago between 1876 and 1905. He produced many portraits of celebrities, society folk, and performing artists. He began his career in Dubuque, Iowa. This cabinet card has some corner wear and the image’s top center edge is imperfect. This cabinet card portrait is in overall very good condition (see scans).
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This risque vintage real photo postcard features a fashionable performer named Fromentin. The card is color tinted. She has a string of flowers wrapped around her shoulders and her dress is a flower pattern. The combination is a nice touch. “The Theatre” (1882) states that Fromentin, among others, present grace and beauty difficult to match. Fromentin was photographed by Sazerac. He was a photographer well known for his portraits of the showgirls of Paris. The publisher of this postcard, was Monsieur G. Piprot, of “Etoille” or “Star” publishing in Paris. The card is part of a series (No.854). The postcard has a postmark from 1905. SOLD
This vintage real photo postcard features actress Dorothy Rundell in costume for her role as Cinderella. She is holding a broom and has a look of despondency. Rundell was a sitter for six portraits in the collection of England’s National Portrait Gallery. In 1913, Rundell appeared in “This Way Madam! at London’s Queens Theatre. A World War I website presents an article about Captain Leopold Profeit. The author mentions that in 1915, about nine months after he enlisted into the army, Profeit married Dorothy Rundell. She was 26 years old, nine years younger than Captain Profeit. In 1917, less than two years after the nuptials, Profeit was killed at the Battle of Dorian fighting against the Bulgarians. A review in the “Tatler” (1917) reports that Dorothy replaced Doris Keane in the London production of “Romance”. The reviewer wrote that Dorothy “won all hearts by her personal charm, and delicate sensibility”. This postcard was published by Rotary Photo as part of a series (No.11588 A). The photo of Miss Rundell was taken by the Foulsham & Banfield studio. Frank Foulsham and A. C. Banfield operated a studio from the 1900’s through the 1920’s and were well known celebrity photographers. SOLD
This cabinet card features three very cute young children; presumably, they are siblings The girls are wearing jewelry. The girl on the left of the image is wearing a necklace and the girl on the right is adorned with a necklace, choker, and earrings. The young lad in the center is wearing a large bow tie and is dressed in the fashion of “Little Lord Fauntleroy”. The lad is holding a flower. The photographer of this image is Gustavus Timm (1867- ?). He operated photographic studios in Oshkosh, Wisconsin between 1895 and 1924. He was located at four different addresses while he was in business. The address on this cabinet card indicates that at the time of this photograph, he was located at the site of his first studio. The address on this photograph reveals that it was taken between 1895 and 1898. Gustavus Timm was married to Jennie Timm, who was ten years his junior. They married in 1895. The 1920 U. S. census data discloses that the couple had at least two children; Rhea (age 22) and Ralph (age 11).
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This vintage undivided real photo postcard features an adorable pair of young sisters. The older girl has her arm protectively around the younger girl’s shoulder. The “Artura” stamp box indicates that this photo card was published sometime between 1908 and 1924. This lovely postcard is in very good condition (see scans).
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