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Young Trapeze Artists in Costume, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDOceana, Max, and Elvira Crawford. Circus performers. They were acrobats and trapese artists, that much we get from our card. Beyond that, we've found no history, bu still looking. Oceana...
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Spring Maiden. Goddess of the Woodland. German Postcard, circa 1910 by...
17.00 USDBeautifully hand-tinted card. Just magical!Please examine our high res scans for detail.The item you are considering for purchase is, unless otherwise noted, a vintage postcard of...
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Fair Muse, Faux Nude Image, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
22.00 USD"Instruct me for thou know’st; thou from the firstWast present, and with mighty wings outspreadDove-like sat’st brooding on the vast abyssAnd mad’st it pregnant: what in me is darkIllumine,...
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Robinne Searching for Her Motivation, by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDExquisite 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...
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The Montez Sisters, Danse Acrobatique, by Gerlach, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWe know nothing about the beautiful Montez sisters. From "Danse Acrobatique" we guess they were a circus/vaudeville act. Is it just us, or do their faces seem to say. "I've got a secret..."...
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Beautiful Unidentified Music Hall Star, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDLovely in a lovely costume. No photographer attribution either. Tell us who she was, and receive a scholar's prize coupon good for 20% off your next purchase with us. We must be satisfied, by...
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Italian Actress in Soft Focus with Long Hair and Black Lace II, by G. B....
18.00 USDOne of four wonderful cards published by G. B. Falci of Milan, out of a number of great Italian cards from the teens and twenties we got for the shop this week.We are still researching G. B....
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Dresden Style Embossed German Chromolithograph, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDGorgeous chromolithograph image, die embossed, with brilliant silver ink. Very reminiscent of those wonderful Dresden paper ornaments of the time. It's a shame our scan does not show off the...
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Jenny Bernals, Opera Star, circa 1910s by Llorca of Marseille by redpoulaine
19.00 USD"La Veuve Joyeuse," or "The Merry Widow," was an extraordinarily popular opera by Franz Lehar. Mlle. Bernals performed the lead in Paris at the Apollo Theater, this much we do know. In 1918...
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Fairy Godmother, Where Are You? Cute German Card, Posted 1906 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDIt's almost time for the ball! Where, oh where, is Cinder's pumpkin carriage? Great Cinderella-ish image. This German model is one we see often, but never has she looked so unhappy! Please...
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Beautiful Russian Dancer in Oriental Silks, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDOlga Wischnensky, Russian dancer (we think the name is actually Latvian), dressed to the nines in Chinese silks. Beautiful! Card is in wonderful, unposted condition. Please examine our high...
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Mignon in Tatters, circa 1905, Published by Alfred Noyer by redpoulaine
14.00 USDMignon is an opéra comique (a genre of French opera featuring both spoken dialogue, and arias) written by Ambroise Thomas and first performed in Paris, in 1866. The opera was hugely popular,...
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Mlle. Lina Dilson 1, Operatic Soprano, in the Barber of Seville, circa 1910...
12.00 USDWonderful image of operatic soprano Lina Dilson, performing the part of Rosine in The Barber of Seville. From what we have been able to gather, from murky abstracts and jumbled pdfs, she...
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Superb Agelou Portrait, French Postcard, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
24.00 USDAleppo April 8, 1922To my chief little girlfriend,My best kisses are contained in this envelope.AlbertThat was the message typed by Albert ( a young French bureaucrat, perhaps) on the reverse...
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Gorgeous Mermaid Gown Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDThe quality of light in this wonderful old hand-colored image is amazing. Delicate shades of color on the image of our very charming model in her mermaid gown merge with colors in the...
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Mlle. Thompson, Stage Performer, Bookmark Sized Postcard by Leopold...
14.00 USDThis could be an image of a Miss Annie Thompson, a high kicking cabaret dancer who made the rounds in Paris during the Belle Epoque era, but in this photograph she's costumed for a Spanish...
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Germaine Galloise, Belle Epoque Soprano, Bookmark Sized Postcard, Leopold...
16.00 USDGermaine Galloise, Belle Epoque Soprano, Bookmark Sized Postcard, Leopold Reutlinger, circa 1905 Germaine Galloise (1869-1932) was a popular singer of light opera and a cabaret entertainer...
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Marguerite Brezil, Belle Epoque Actress, Bookmark Sized Postcard by Leopold...
16.00 USDThe beautiful actress in this image is Marguerite Bresil. Born in 1880, she made her first appearance on the stage of the Theatre Gymnase in Paris, in 1899, and within a few years was a...
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Toulouse Lautrec Model, and Cabaret Entertainer, Marcelle Lender. Bookmark...
14.00 USDMarcelle Lender (1862-1926), appears here in a more subdued costume than those we usually find her in. Above, in our listing images and just for fun, you can see a cropped scan of an 1895...
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Mlle. Harloff in St. Petersbourg, Bookmark Sized Postcard, Leopold...
14.00 USDFrom most of her readily available images, we'll guess Mlle. Harloff was a Russian opera singer/actress of the Belle Epoque era based in St. Petersburg, but we've not yet found any history on...
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