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Rose Caron, Operatic Soprano, in Celestial Fantaisie, by Leopold Reutlinger,...
18.00 USDRose Caron (1857-1930), was an operatic soprano who made her debut in 1880 with great success. She enjoyed a long career, and at 47 years of age, made several recordings. We provide a link...
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Zaftig Jugendstil Epoche Artiste in Odalisque Pose II, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDWonderful early 1900s image by NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellschaft), one of our favorite German publishers. The young woman is adorned in a classic "costume oriental," and posed as the...
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Mary Garden, Scottish American Opera Diva, in Paris, circa 1901 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDA lovely portrait by Leopold Reutlinger of Mary Garden (1874-1967), in Jules Massenet's Manon. Miss Garden was an operatic soprano who enjoyed great success in both France and the United...
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Belle Epoque Actress, Olive Haygate, in "Orientale" Trappings,...
16.00 USDAs far as we can tell, Miss Olive Haygate was an English actress whose home, in the late 1890s, was London. Nevertheless, we don't run across images of her by British photographers, so perhaps...
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Lina Cavalieri Slouching in Chair, by A. Bert, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDLovely Belle Epoque opera star Lina Cavalieri isn't really slouching. It's a thoughtful pose! and what an expression :)Photographer A. Bert was responsible for many wonderful theatrical...
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1920s Blonde French Flapper as Mignon by redpoulaine
11.00 USDSince it first opened in Paris, in the 1860s, the opera Mignon, the tale of a Gypsy girl's adventures, captured the European imagination. Images of Mignon on postcards were very popular, and...
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35.00 USDLot of two young ladies dangling cherries as per convo. On the reverse of these cards, the words "Service Militaire" were written over the stamp box, implying to us that no postage was due on...
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Early Bookmark-Sized Card of Spring Maiden, circa 1904 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWe love it when postcards were addressed, as this one was, to someone "at the house of their parents." Our card's recipient was also titled by the sender a "couturiere!" a dressmaker, or...
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Belle Epoque Dancer Joly Violetta by Gerlach of Berlin, circa 1909 by...
17.00 USDJoly Violetta was a popular dancer. Popular, because Herr Gerlach made this portrait of her in his Berlin studio (no small thing, that). In faint text in the upper left corner, we see the name...
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Male Bellydancer, circa 1940-1945 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDWe love the composition of this strange little RPPC. If it was just a snapshot of a man dancing in a brassiere, it might still be interesting, or not, depending on the context. After all,...
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A Thought. Hand-Colored Romance by Alfred Noyer, dated 1916. by redpoulaine
11.00 USDA thought, or a memory, is actually the origin of the common name for that flower we call the pansy. Its name was taken from the old French, pensif (meaning thought), and put to use in English...
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Algerian Woman in Going-About-Town Costume, circa 1900 by J. Geiser by...
14.00 USDThis superb image of an Algerian woman in fine costume, is one of four wonderful postcards we are featuring this week that deserve attention for a couple of reasons beyond the beauty of the...
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Algerian Woman in Native Dress, by louis Neurdein, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDThis image of a beautiful young woman of the Ouled-Nails people of Algeria, dressed in all her finery, is one of four wonderful postcards we are featuring this week that deserve attention for a...
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Young Algerian Dancer by J. Geiser, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDThis image of a young Algerian woman preparing to dance, is one of four wonderful postcards we are featuring this week that deserve attention for a couple of reasons beyond the beauty of the...
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Two Young Algerian Women, circa 1900, by J. Geiser by redpoulaine
14.00 USDThis precious image of two young Algerian women, is one of four wonderful postcards we are featuring this week that deserve attention for a couple of reasons beyond the beauty of the images...
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Ukrainian Film Star, Helena Makowska, Smiles Over Her Shoulder, circa 1920s...
14.00 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...
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Billie Dove, Silent Film Star in Jewelled Hairband, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 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...
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Bessie Love, Silent Film Star, circa 1920s, by Cinemagazine Editions, Paris...
12.00 USDSweet Bessie Love (1892-1986) was a popular film star of the silents and the early talkies. She was born Juanita Horton in Midland Texas. Her dad, a chiropractor, moved the family further...
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18.00 USDGreta Nissen Doing Harem Dance, circa 1920s Italian PostcardWow! This is so wonderful. A Ballerini and Fratini image of this Oslo born film star. Greta Nissen (1906-1982) began her career as a...
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Marie Marville in Sexy Pin-Up Pose, circa 1900 by Reutlinger by redpoulaine
17.00 USDMlle. Marie Marville was a very popular stage personality of la Belle Epoque, and the great number of her postcard images speaks not only to her popularity onstage, but to her popularity in...
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