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Imperial Russian Image of Unidentified Dancer in Kokoshnik, circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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19.00 USD

Wonderful photograph! Lovely tone and contrast. Some foxing on card, particularly on the reverse side. What a costume, we certainly wish we knew who this dancer was.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!


Ruth Vincent, English Light Opera Soprano, as Amasis in 1906 by redpoulaine

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18.00 USD

Gorgeous Rotary Photo image of soprano Ruth Vincent (1877-1955) in costume orientale as Amasis, the Egyptian princess, from the 1906 musical of the same name. Miss Vincent made her bones singing lead roles in Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas during the 1890s with the D'Oyly Carte opera company. She was a very popular west end performer.

If you follow the link below to Youtube, you can hear her sing "Nymphs and Sylvans" by Bemberg on a rare black and silver label Columbia record played on an old fashioned gramophone. Nice time travel experience :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pJCxd7Ml6c

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Paris Dancer Miss Karen, by Walery, circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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6.00 USD

In this lovely photograph by Walery of Paris, and published by Monsieur G. Piprot in about 1900, Miss Karen, Belle Epoque artiste, wears her hair with a wonderfully embossed Art Nouveau hairband. A lovely card in excellent, unposted condition.

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Robinne Searching for Her Motivation, by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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17.00 USD

Exquisite Gabrielle Robinne (1886-1980), was made an officer in the French Legion of Honor for her contributions in the Arts.
She was a star of the stage, and also of silent films, and then the talkies as well, her career spanning some sixty years.

Wonderful unposted condition. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Pretty French Model in Hat, cica 1920s by Ketty by redpoulaine

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11.00 USD

We love Ketty cards. Do we know who the model is? Nope. The photographer? Also nope :) But that gorgeous silver glow that Ketty seemed so often to manage is there,
Wonderful. .
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

German Postcard of a Woman with her Horse, circa 1910s by redpoulaine

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6.00 USD

A girl's best friend :)

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

French Postcard of a Woman Playing Music with Her Horse, circa 1920s by redpoulaine

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6.00 USD

Young woman playing a lyre for her horse....well, we've seen stranger things!

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Notorious Dancer, Eugenie Fougere, at the Scala, by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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22.00 USD

So Saucy! Wonderfully evocative pose and costume. Image by that master of theatrical portrait, Leopold Reutlinger of Paris. We are fortunate to have an autographed version of this card in our shop, also. Link below:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/180114098/autographed-eugenie-fougere-notorious?ref=shop_home_active_1&ga_search_query=autograph

Beginning her career at the age of 15, at the Ambassadeurs, in Paris, Eugénie Fougère (1865-Unknown), a Spanish Jew in origin, was a performance artiste whose international career spanned almost the entirety of that period known as La Belle Epoque.The g's in her name (a pseudonym), are pronounced with that soft "j" sound we don't really use often in English, as in Zsa Zsa Gabor.

She is probably best known for her interpretations and popularizing of African-American music and dance of the period, such as the "cake walk." Her routines were considered outrageous and scandalous by many, and were not always welcomed by audiences, particularly in America. Though well received in Harlem, she was hissed off the stage in Kansas City, according to a very informative article on Wikipedia (Thanks as always Wikipedia!).

Even today, her work is misunderstood by writers who, apparently unaware of the American plantation slave origins (and attendant cultural milieu) of dances such as the cake walk, misinterpret existing examples of her dancing as either inept, or intentionally ridiculous. This is understandable when taken in context, imagining the possible misinterpretations of dances such as the "jerk," or the "twist," by an uninitiated commentator 100 years from now :)

Also negatively affecting her reputation was her arrest and conviction in London, in 1906, for shoplifting, which, though eventually quashed (and for good reason, if one delves more deeply into the case), still resulted in inflammatory articles in London periodicals that were reprinted in American Newspapers.

Scandal seemed to follow her, and in more than one touring location, once in Italy, and again in America, there were instances of her reporting the theft of valuable jewelry from her places of residence. At this point, it is difficult to say whether or not some of this notoriety might not have been intentionally created in order to stimulate publicity.

Additionally, there was the grisly murder of her namesake, the "demimondaine" Eugénie Fougère, who was found strangled, with her maid, at a popular resort in France, in the early 1900s. Both our dancer and the murder victim, lived in Paris at the same time, knew one another, had friends in common, and even, for a time, resided on the same street. Kinda creepy, huh! Even today, the two are frequently mistaken for the same person historically, and, given the scandalous reputation of the demimondaine, who was known to be a user of opium and ether, and to get up to all kinds of wild mischief, this could only have added to the reputation of our dancer, Mlle. Fougère.

Finally, whether one takes the position that she was guilty or innocent, gifted or ridiculous, Eugénie Fougère was, and remains, a very important figure in the history of theater, music and dance, particularly of la Belle Epoque!

Would you like to see a short film of her dancing?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjTnX9H3pTk

The Scala, at 13 Boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris, where Mlle. Fougère was performing when this photograph was taken, was a very popular Cafe-Concert, or Music Hall (one of literally hundreds), booking some of the finest acts of the day. Starting life as a tavern in the late 1700s, it became a music hall in the mid-1800s, was enlarged, and had built into its roof, a great glass dome, so that its patrons could enjoy the starlight while taking in a show, even when the weather was inclement.

By 1903, it began offering screenings of silent movies, by the teens, it opened its arms to vaudeville style productions, and in 1936, was revamped in a wonderfully reviewed Art Deco style (with a highly decorative mirrored lobby), into a full time cinema.

By the late 1970s, its generous single screen auditorium was split into five separate theaters, and with the advent of home video, the Scala's offerings, following the money, gradually focused more and more on pornography, until it became exclusively a porn house.

In 2000, the building was purchased by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a mega-pentecostal-evangelical outfit originating in Brazil, but due to suspicious activities attributed to the church, the French government blocked their use of the space, and the old treasure has lain dormant since then.

Ah well, so goes time. We can almost hear David Bowie in the background :)

"Time, he's waiting in the wings,
He speaks of senseless things,
His script is you and me, Boy."

Which is one of the reasons we treasure our cards so. They offer us a precious glimpse into a time and place that might be forgotten, but for the slender, glittering trails they've left behind them--these magnificent images remain, reminding us of the vibrant magic of that golden era. And not only as images, but the cards themselves, purchased by everyday people of la Belle Epoque, who might very well have whistled through their work-day the melody of a song performed on La Scala's stage, by Mlle. Fougere! From their hand, to yours. A very nice card, in very nice unposted condition.
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German Postcard of a Woman with her Horse, circa 1920 by redpoulaine

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6.00 USD

Really a lovely one. A sort of Mignon with horse and lyre! Love it!

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Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Before the Dance, Gorgeously Hand-Tinted Risque Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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19.00 USD

Avant la Soirée, or Before the Dance, is this card's title. The hand-coloring on this one is so wonderfully subtle. Beautiful boudoir image of a woman lounging in lingerie on a huge flocati rug draped over a divan. We love all the details.This card shows definite wear at the corners, though this doesn't diminish the image.

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Reserved for Dolores, Lot of 7. Please don't purchase unless you're Dolores, Thanks. by redpoulaine

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100.00 USD

as per convos

Saharet 6, Australian Can-Can Dancer en Voile, by Georg Gerlach circa 1905 by redpoulaine

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22.00 USD

A lovely portrait of Saharet by Georg Gerlach of Berlin. Very nice condition!

Australian born Clarissa Campbell was a tremendously popular dancer in the 1890s and well into the 1910s.

For a very detailed and fascinating bio, follow the below link:

http://www.hat-archive.com/Saharet.htm

We love Saharet. She is certainly one of the most interesting looking dancers of the era, we think, and her history is such a lively one!

There are certainly many, many, postcard images to be found of this lovely performer, as well as music hall posters, silent film posters, gorgeous paintings, and even an extant clip from a short film in which she dances the bolero! That film was directed in 1905 by a woman named Alice Guy, who may have been, according to the good people at IMDB, the first woman film director! You can easily access this clip from one of our blog posts. Link below:

http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2012/09/saharet-india-rubber-lady.html

We are always on the lookout for nice images of Saharet. Her high kicks out from under countless layers of ruffled skirt and her dark curls drawn up in her trademark chignon, framing her bright and vivacious features, make her images some of the most enjoyable we run across. Yes, we are definitely fans :)

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Reserved for Dolores. Please don't purchase unless you're Dolores, Thanks. by redpoulaine

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9.00 USD

Saharet 7, Australian Can-Can Dancer, by Reutlinger of Paris, circa 1900

A quite common, but very charming portrait of Saharet by Leopold Reutlinger of Paris. Very nice posted condition. Sent in 1902.

Australian born Clarissa Campbell was a tremendously popular dancer in the 1890s and well into the 1910s.

For a very detailed and fascinating bio, follow the below link:

http://www.hat-archive.com/Saharet.htm

We love Saharet. She is certainly one of the most interesting looking dancers of the era, we think, and her history is such a lively one!

There are certainly many, many, postcard images to be found of this lovely performer, as well as music hall posters, silent film posters, gorgeous paintings, and even an extant clip from a short film in which she dances the bolero! That film was directed in 1905 by a woman named Alice Guy, who may have been, according to the good people at IMDB, the first woman film director! You can easily access this clip from one of our blog posts. Link below:

http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2012/09/saharet-india-rubber-lady.html

We are always on the lookout for nice images of Saharet. Her high kicks out from under countless layers of ruffled skirt and her dark curls drawn up in her trademark chignon, framing her bright and vivacious features, make her images some of the most enjoyable we run across. Yes, we are definitely fans :)

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Saharet 8, Australian Can-Can Dancer, circa 1900 by redpoulaine

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22.00 USD

Not a common Saharet image at all! Lovely print. No photographer attribution we're familiar with. Where one might see Reutlinger, or Gerlach, we have the word "Stars." She is so cute here. Published by S.I.P. (Société Industrielle de Photographie) one of the largest printers and publishers of postcards in France at that time. A firm with whom collectors of early Reutlinger cards will be very familiar.

Australian born Clarissa Campbell was a tremendously popular dancer in the 1890s and well into the 1910s.

For a very detailed and fascinating bio, follow the below link:

http://www.hat-archive.com/Saharet.htm

We love Saharet. She is certainly one of the most interesting looking dancers of the era, we think, and her history is such a lively one!

There are certainly many, many, postcard images to be found of this lovely performer, as well as music hall posters, silent film posters, gorgeous paintings, and even an extant clip from a short film in which she dances the bolero! That film was directed in 1905 by a woman named Alice Guy, who may have been, according to the good people at IMDB, the first woman film director! You can easily access this clip from one of our blog posts. Link below:

http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2012/09/saharet-india-rubber-lady.html

We are always on the lookout for nice images of Saharet. Her high kicks out from under countless layers of ruffled skirt and her dark curls drawn up in her trademark chignon, framing her bright and vivacious features, make her images some of the most enjoyable we run across. Yes, we are definitely fans :)

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Reserved for Dolores. Please don't purchase unless you're Dolores, Thanks. by redpoulaine

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12.00 USD

Saharet, Australian Can-Can Dancer, Portrait with her Daughter circa 1905

Charming mother and daughter image of Saharet and her little girl. This lovely card suffers from a slight crease in the lower right hand corner, and some postal ink carry-over from the back, in the lower right quadrant as well. Priced accordingly.

Australian born Clarissa Campbell was a tremendously popular dancer in the 1890s and well into the 1910s.

For a very detailed and fascinating bio, follow the below link:

http://www.hat-archive.com/Saharet.htm

We love Saharet. She is certainly one of the most interesting looking dancers of the era, we think, and her history is such a lively one!

There are certainly many, many, postcard images to be found of this lovely performer, as well as music hall posters, silent film posters, gorgeous paintings, and even an extant clip from a short film in which she dances the bolero! That film was directed in 1905 by a woman named Alice Guy, who may have been, according to the good people at IMDB, the first woman film director! You can easily access this clip from one of our blog posts. Link below:

http://redpoulaine.blogspot.com/2012/09/saharet-india-rubber-lady.html

We are always on the lookout for nice images of Saharet. Her high kicks out from under countless layers of ruffled skirt and her dark curls drawn up in her trademark chignon, framing her bright and vivacious features, make her images some of the most enjoyable we run across. Yes, we are definitely fans :)

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!


A Girl's Best Friend 2, German Postcard of a Woman with her Horse, circa 1910 by redpoulaine

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6.00 USD

We are opening up this section, "A Girl's Best Friend," temporarily, in order to display this lovely little collection of women and their horses we came across recently. This is a popular sub-genre of collectible postcards, and lots of fun. Like most "woman with horse" images we find, the cards in this section seem to be pretty much split down the middle between German cards with dark backgrounds and often a little lovely silvering at the edges, from around 1910, and brightly tinted "smart set" French cards by publishers like Leo and P-C Paris, from the 1920s. The German images seem to express an almost poetically romantic feeling, while the French ones are more brightly energetic, and would fit in well with a 1920s "flapper-esque" collection. We hope you enjoy them!

Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Mlle Gallet, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, by Walery of Paris by redpoulaine

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16.00 USD

Stanislav Julian Ignacy, the Count Ostorog, took the name Walery as a pseudonym for his photographic work, just as his father, the elder Count Ostorog had before him. In those days it was not seemly, don't you know, for a member of the aristocracy to besmirch the family name by openly dabbling in a trade like photography :)
The elder count had already made a name for himself as a photographer of celebrities in England (among his credits was Queen Victoria), before his son took over the business upon the elder count's death in 1890. It was in 1900 that the younger Walery moved from London to establish himself, in opulent digs, in Paris, where he seems to have specialized in portraits of Belle Epoque showgirls. Though his output doesn't appear to come even close to the prolific Leopold Reutlinger (a competitor of his, whose images we frequently display in our shop), Walery was responsible for a great many wonderful images of such well known performers as Mata Hari and later, the great Josephine Baker.
This image of Mlle. Gallet, about whom we have found no biographical information whatsoever, was published by Monsieur G. Piprot of Paris, sometime between the years 1900 and 1904.
A wonderfully evocative card (don't you just love the curled toe on her heeled slipper?), in very nice unposted condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Spanish Dancer Rosario Guerrero, Hand-Tinted Card, Posted to Oran Algeria, 1905 by redpoulaine

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4.00 USD

According to the memoirs of Fitroy Gardiner, old vaudevillian and friend of Spanish dancer and pantomimist Rosario Guerrero, she "started her stage career in a rough cabaret in Seville when she was selling oranges on the marketplace."
Soon though, because of her great beauty and skill, she became the toast of all Europe, rivaling even La Belle Otero in popularity.
She didn't believe in real estate investments, or keeping her money in banks, but felt it was most secure when worn on her person, in the form of precious stones and metals.
She was known to wear jewelry on her person that today would be valued at two and a half million dollars!.
She wasn't always liquid, though. Precious gems or not, Florenz Ziegfeld of New York once had sherif'f's deputies seize trunks full of her costumes and jewelry in lieu of drafts drawn on Paris banks which apparently mimicked rubber in their quality of bounciness!

For a wealth of biographical information, scandal and gossip, please visit rosarioguerrerospanishdancer.com.

Beautifully hand-colored portrait by Leopold Reutlinger. Card is in somewhat worn condition.
Please examine our high res scans for detail.

Postage is for first class shipping in a secure photo mailer, and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of sudden increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more.

And please come visit our blog at:

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where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Dorothy Gale and Friends in Auntie Em's Barnyard, Magical RPPC, circa 1920s by redpoulaine

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22.00 USD

This photograph was made quite some time after Dorothy's remarkable return to Kansas following her very first adventure in the land of Oz. If you recall, before that first and much celebrated adventure, Dorothy's life was rather quiet and humdrum, but after her return, well, she brought so much magic back with her in those wonderful silver slippers that she soon made new friends with whom she shared all kinds of secrets, such as how to make ladybugs sing and dance, or how to make cupcakes change the colors of their icing, sprout wings and fly about the house!

Here is an image of Dorothy and some of her friends, playing at Oz in Auntie Em's barnyard. As you may have noticed, the place is looking a bit careworn, but not to worry, before too long, Princess Ozma will help Dorothy find a nice farmhouse for her uncle and aunt on the outskirts of the Emerald City! Now, won't that be just fine and dandy :)

Minor damage in the form of discoloration at the edges of this card. A wonderfully rare and precious French RPPC (Real Photo Post Card) from the early 1920s, of which, very possibly, only this single copy remains. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully insured, first class, shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will refund the postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

Lona Starville, Chanteuse, by Phébus Studio, Paris, 1913. French RPPC by redpoulaine

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19.00 USD

Very nice publicity RPPC by Hakob Semerdjian, who operated the Phébus Studio on Boulevard Poissonniere in Paris.

Lovely costume, and a very nice print. These publicity RPPCs are by their nature rare items. On the face of things, they look very much like our usual theatrical star postcards, but being produced out of smaller studios, and often for purposes of advertizing the act (getting the word out) before the artiste becomes a star, they were always printed in very limited runs.

On the back of the card we see that Mlle. Starville has her name stamped, and either she, or possibly her agent, has added text to this.

At the upper border on the image side, notice that her name is quite beautifully written in white ink (partially worn away). This would have been done because the cost of printing an artiste's name on a postcard was really very prohibitive at that time except when done in much larger printing runs by the big printing and publishing houses.

Mr. Semerdjian, an Armenian who was born in the Ottoman Empire and had emigrated to Paris, was a well respected photographer in his community, and today is celebrated by Armenian historians. His Phébus studio almost certainly was connected to the studio of the same name, established in Constantinople in the 19th century by Boghos Tarkulian another famous Armenian photographer. Our fourth and fifth listing images are a close up of first, the embossed studio name on our card, and then, the printed studio name of the Phébus Studio in Constantinople as it appears on a 19th century cabinet card. The font similarity pretty much dispels any doubt of a connection between the two studios.

This also brings up a favorite insight of ours that we have gained over our time researching these wonderful photographs, their subjects, photographers and publishers, which is that so many of them, photographers in particular, came out of segments of their populations which were of somewhat disenfranchised ethnic, religious, or in the case of women, gender, groups. We have found this to be a really thrilling bit of history.

In those old days, European Jews, women, and in the Ottoman Empire, certainly Armenians, were often limited in their ability to take part in many areas of employment. In the arts, for example, guild systems that limited membership by tradition, often made it impossible for people out of those sidelined groups to be apprenticed, to learn, and certainly to sell their work.

What we find exciting is the idea that when photography appeared in the 19th century it was new, revolutionary, and "traditionalists" in the arts, sciences and industry, did not at first value it enough to take it for themselves, so what happened?

Artists and intellectuals out of these sidelined groups found in photography an area wide open to them, not so bound up by rules, prejudices and traditions keeping them out, and so made it their own, thereby enriching it tremendously! Isn't that terribly romantic? :)

Anyway...a very nice RPPC. Please examine our high res scans for detail.

The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of approximately 5 and 1/2, by 3 and 1/2 inches. Postage is for fully-insured, first class shipping in a secure photo mailer (to avoid any damage to your purchase in the mails), and we happily combine shipping on all paper goods. If you purchase two cards, we will not charge for postage on the second card, and when you purchase three or more cards from us at the same time, your shipping will be entirely free, except for international orders which, because of increases in international shipping rates will still be charged one card's shipping fees on orders of three or more. We do not charge for insurance or shipping materials, and as of the date of this listing are still charging below our overall cost on shipping.

And please come visit our blog at:

redpoulaine.blogspot.com

where we post biographical and historical tidbits, images of cards and photographs for sale, some already sold but remembered fondly, related images of historical interest and sometimes even images of items that have not yet arrived in the shop, but that are expected to arrive soon, as well as coupon codes, links to other related sites, and more!

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