22.00 USD
Superb photo of dancer and accompanist, published by the Cairo Postcard Trust, a company founded by Joseph Max Lichtenstern (1876-1958) in 1899. Lichtenstern emigrated to Egypt from Vienna in 1893 during the time when Vienna was a part of the Austro Hungarian Empire. In our continuing research we have found that although he is often credited as a photographer, he is usually mentioned as a publisher, and we can't say that he was the photographer of this image. Further, he apparently sold the company in 1912, and as this card was posted in 1917, though the image might well have been from backstock produced during his tenure, it might just as well have been taken after he had returned, for a time, to Austria.
Cairo, in the late 19th, early 20th century was a tremendous tourist mecca and soon after his arrival there, the demand for quality picture postcards was huge. The Cairo Postcard Trust published original photographs in a postcard format, rather than postcards as an afterthought, or a sideline, which was sometimes the case with other companies So, as far as we know, this photograph did not appear originally in a larger format, or as a cabinet card, but as a postcard only.
Herr Lichtenstern was an Austrian Jew, but should not be confused with another person of a similar name and birth date, who often surfaces in research, and was murdered at Theresienstadt by the Nazis during the holocaust. After serving in WWI, our Max Lichtenstern returned to Egypt, where he maintained a home and family (as well as other businesses, though apparently he did not continue with postcard publishing) and passed away there in the late 1950s.
There is some creasing in the upper right, and lower right, corners of this card, and minor wear to edges and corners. A truly wonderful 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 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.
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