13.60 USD
French Schoolgirls, 1905/1910, Lovely RPPC
We don't usually list school group photos in the shop unless the students are costumed for a theatrical production, because, well, theater :)
But this one grabbed us! I think it's probably the way so many of these girls really pop out at us as individuals.
We especially love the smile on the face of the young lady in the back row far right. What an amiable expression! This one will have to be our heroine's best friend!
Then, third row, just left of center, the one with her hair up, neat as a pin, a rather prim expression on her face, white collar, and a pocket watch on a long chain tucked away. Is she the schoolteacher's assistant in training? A bit young perhaps, but that's what we're guessing. She has the required self confidence and an air of authority, also a kind heart, don't you think? This must be the heroine of our story.
Second row, center right. A beautiful girl, beautiful hair, with features and complexion that might suggest some familial origins in one of the North African colonies...Egypt,Algeria, Morocco. She is new to the class, terribly shy, very bright, and is immediately adopted by our two friends, making them an inseparable trio.
Finally, front row center. strawberry-blonde, lots of ringlets...in our "Anne of Green Gables-ish" drama, she is the daughter of the local banker...who also just happens to be the chairman of the local board of education. She rules a small but influential clique with an iron hand. Her second in command? Why, the girl to the immediate right of course. Her ringlets are almost as carefully coiffed, but she is not quite as well placed socially. Her father likes to play at cards a little too much, you see, which has dropped the family into the soup. Will these two truly be agents of the dark side, or just misunderstood? Only time will tell, my friends...only time will tell.
Great RPPC, and rare? Well, yes. After a couple of world wars and probably more than a hundred years of the sort of complications life throws at us all, this may well be the only remaining copy in existence. Valuable? Depending on your point of view...not at all...or priceless :)
Minor wear to edges and corners. 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.
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