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Vilma Banky 1, 1920s Silent Film Star, as Yasmin the Dancing Girl, 1927 by...
18.00 USDVilma Banky, born 1901, was a Hungarian born, silent film actress. This card was produced circa 1927, just a couple of years following her "discovery" by Samuel Goldwyn in 1925. He offered her...
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Miss Olive Haygate, Witness in Sensational Adelphi Theater Murder Trial,...
14.00 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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Rosario Guerrero, Toast of Paris, by Gerschel, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDAccording to the memoirs of Fitroy Gardiner, old vaudevillian and friend of Spanish dancer and pantomimist Rosario Guerrero, she "started her stage career in a rough cabaret in Seville when...
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A State of War, WWI Era Unhappy German Couple, Feldpost Stamp by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWell gosh, we hope that with a few kind words and deeds all will be mended! The German text translates as "In a State of War," though to us, it seems at least like a ceasefire.It looks as if...
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Yay! Happy Birthday to Me! Great Hot Pink Glitter Flapper, circa 1920s by...
19.00 USDMine!!! Great Art Deco background on this hot pink image of an extremely cute flapper! One of the wonderful "Diamant G E. F." series. Metallic silvery, or ground glass enhanced, ink...
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La Cavalieri in Ribbons and Pearls, Imperial Russian Image, by redpoulaine
24.00 USDIt is difficult to find these Imperial Russian cards. La Cavalieri in what feels an almost candid pose. What a hat! :) Lina Cavalieri was adored in Russia. This image was produced in St...
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She's So Flouncy! Miss Williams Entertains at the Scala in Paris, circa...
14.00 USDWhen Monsieur Walery of Paris took this photograph, Miss Williams was performing at the Scala, a wonderful old Cafe Concert built in the 1870s to seat 1400 patrons, and with a removable glass...
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Reserved for Daniel, lot of two cards. Please don't purchase unless...
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Kirchner, Raphael, Semi Nude La Gourmandise, from series Les Péchés Capitaux,...
59.00 USDBeautiful card! La Gourmandise, by Raphael Kirchner.We haven't gained access to any detailed bibliography of Kirchner's cards, but from what we have gathered, this card was produced in 1914,...
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Gorgeous Hand Tinted Image of Woman in Bonnet circa 1905 by redpoulaine
9.00 USDSuperb image. Minor surface wear of the sort one so often sees in oranotypes, but we are only guessing that this is an oranotype. Overall a wonderful card. Magnificent coloring. Please examine...
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Stunning Portrait of American Opera Diva Geraldine Farrar, by Gerlach by...
24.00 USDSuperb portrait of Geraldine Farrar, internationally acclaimed opera diva and silent movie star, by Gerlach of Berlin. Born in 1882, in Massachusetts, Miss Farrar studied voice in France, and...
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Ballet D'Orphée 2, Anthony's of Paris, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDThough posted in 1905, this card was probably produced no later than 1904, and likely closer to 1900. The theatrical production it represents, can't be confused with the Ballet d'Orphée set to...
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French Nude, Very Cute Flapper. Jean Agelou? circa 1910s by redpoulaine
33.00 USDCharming nude featuring an Agelou model in a costume that differs only slightly from one she was wearing in a series attributed to Jean Agelou.There is a gentle crease/bend along the left edge...
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Dancer Charlotte Val-d'Or in Sequined Costume, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDWhat a wonderful sequined costume! Mlle. Val-d'Or appears here on what was probably a publicity RPPC, not a card produced by one of the big publishers, though the work is certainly...
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Patience. German Easter Card, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
16.00 USD“And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.”― William Faulkner"It was beautiful! A colossal egg! An egg to turn the whole concept of Easter eggs on it head! But...
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In Your Easter Bonnet... Risque Faux Nude French Postcard, circa 1900 by...
22.00 USDThese faux nude risque images were popular with the boys down at the barbershop, sure, but what not many people know was that they were very popular with women of that era too, and for some...
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Illusionist, Miss Aérogyne, circa 1905/10 by redpoulaine
22.00 USD"Pigeon vole!Aérogyne Elle ment avec son corpsMieux que l'esprit n'imagineLes mensongesdu decor." Jean CocteauMiss Aérogyne, La Femme Volante, or "the Flying Woman"From her costume, and stage...
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Toulouse-Lautrec's Model, Marcelle Lender, by Reutlinger, circa 1900 by...
14.00 USDMarcelle Lender was dancing professionally by 16, and within a few years her flame-red hair was setting Paris, and then all of Europe, ablaze. She was immortalized by the famous French post...
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Gorgeous Image of Stage Performer in Gown, posted 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDWonderful coloration! Love the way the gown is swirled at the base. Tiny scratch between hip and elbow.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in a...
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La Cavalieri by Reutlinger. Unidentified Portrait, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDLovely unidentified image of Signorina Lina Cavalieri. In her time, she was said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. (Confidentially, we're inclined to agree, but would never say so...
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