Egyptian Dancer with Accompanist, Cairo Postcard Trust, circa 1910s by...
22.00 USDSuperb 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...
View ArticleHanni Weisse, Flapper with Parasol by Ross Verlag, circa 1927 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleLina Cavalieri, Imperial Russian Card, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDBeautiful operatic diva Lina Cavalieri on an Imperial Russian card from around 1900. Possibly by Reutlinger, there is no photographer attribution. On others in this series, the Folies Bergere...
View ArticleTwo Wonderful Dancers, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDNo ideas on who these two lovely dancers are, unfortunately. Great pose, great costumes. Just generally wonderful and in very nice, unposted condition.Please examine our high res scans for...
View ArticleRussian Dancers, The Trio Katssap, by Louis Martin, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
6.00 USDThis card was damaged, and has a long, diagonal crease in it. Great image though, of the "Trio Katssap" by Louis Martin. We've found no history on these dancers. Don't know if this is actually...
View ArticleAutographed Emilia Bruzzone, Belle Epoque Performer, Posted in Argentina,...
24.00 USDEmilia Bruzzone, Belle Epoque Performer, Autographed Card, Posted in Argentina, 1904The dedication on this card translates as, "Blessed be the music that lets us forget our sorrows." Great...
View ArticleEve and the Snake, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
26.00 USDA superbly naive image of an unidentified model "en collant" (in a body stocking) with a really great snake! One has to wonder, when viewing an image of this kind, whether the goal was humor,...
View ArticleLya Mara, Dancer, Silent Movie Star, Dressed to the Nines, by Ross Verlag,...
19.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleMlle. Jeanne Provost of the Comedie Francaise, by Henri Manuel, circa 1910 by...
22.00 USDMlle. Jeanne Provost (born Jeanne Edmonde Guéneau, 1887-1980) was a very well respected actress both on stage and screen. She was a sociétaire of the famed Comedie Francaise, a silent film...
View ArticleSilent Film Star, Vilma Banky, Requests your Handkercief, circa 1920s by Ross...
18.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleLucy Doraine, Hungarian Silent Film Vamp, Queen of all She Surveys, by Ross...
22.00 USDWelcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger among the stars of the early silver screen, the hoofers and songbirds of...
View ArticleSix Darling Pierrettes, French RPPC circa 1920s by Andre Dirler by redpoulaine
14.00 USDSo precious! This card has sustained some damage over the nearly 100 years that have passed since it was printed, but we still had to have it for the shop. Just a wonderful image, but it looks...
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View ArticleSix Maidens Dancing. French RPPC circa 1910s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDJust so charming. Six young ladies in costume for a theatrical production, and beautifully posed for this RPPC (Real Photo Post Card). RPPCs are postcard images produced from local studio, or...
View Article1920s Glamor Model in Cute Off-Shoulder, by Bleuet by redpoulaine
16.00 USDVery cute, very sexy! Outfit looks like something inspired by Dolores Del Rio, from the darling off-shoulder look, to the scarf tied around the waist, a blending of the "Spanish Gypsy," and...
View ArticleThe Queen and Her Attendants, French RPPC circa 1910s by redpoulaine
19.00 USDLovely theatrical costume RPPC of a queen and her attendants. RPPCs (Real Photo Post Cards) are postcard images produced from local studio, or even amateur "home," photographer's negatives in...
View ArticleDownton Abbey, Anyone? Family with Servants, French RPPC, circa 1905 by...
22.00 USDWe do love Downton Abbey, and so many of those wonderful BBC, Edwardian setting dramas. I mean we REALLY love 'em! (Seen Anzac Girls yet? Great Australian WWI 6 parter!) But I have to say,...
View ArticleElise De Vere, Pagan Priestess, by Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDElise De Vere (born Constance), was one of the premiere stars of her time. Born in Belgium, she was the daughter of Herbert Shakespeare Gardiner Williams (aka Charles De Vere) and Julia...
View ArticleMarthe Derminy Parisian Stage Artiste, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDBeautifully tinted image of Belle Epoque artiste Marthe Derminy.Image circa 1905. We have not been able to find any biographical info on Mlle. Derminy yet, still looking, but it does appear...
View ArticleThree Generations of Women Pose at Fair with Faux Mule. French RPPC circa...
22.00 USDThis is one of those precious ones it is difficult for us to let go of :) an RPPC that breaks the "fourth wall." Do you see how along the right edge of the photograph, through careless...
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