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Semi Nude Hoochie Coochie Dance in Casablanca, Large Photo, circa 1940s by...
33.00 USDIt's something about the pose, or the expression on the dancer's face that tips this photograph into the uncanny valley.When we purchased it for the shop, we thought at first is was from the...
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Lucienne Legrand, Iconic Cabaret Image, Italian Postcard by A Traldi circa...
22.00 USDGreat A. Traldi postcard of silent film actress Lucienne Legrand, circa 1920s. We love A. Traldi cards because of the wonderful Art Nouveau/Deco printing on their backs. Feels like two...
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Wonderful Juggling/Magic Image, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGreat stage magic/juggling image. The suspended balls are probably held in place by wires. Kimono-clad performer makes us think of Mme. Ferret-De Vere, wife of Charles De Vere and mother of...
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Gertrud Weithas, Stage Performer, Hand-Colored Portrait by Gerlach of Berlin...
18.00 USDLovely, lovely, smile. Unfortunately we've found no history on Fraulein Weithas. Wonderful Gerlach card, circa early 1900s.Very nice unposted condition.Please examine our high res scans for...
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Maritza Rozanne at the Opera Comique, Hand-Tinted Card, circa 1905 by...
18.00 USDGreat costume, great pose! Unfortunately though this is the second time we've had one of these wonderful cards in the shop, we still know nothing about this artiste! Lovely hand-tinting on...
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Franca Dominici, Italian Film Actress, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
9.00 USDNice image of Signorina Franca Dominici in a cloche hat. Signorina Dominici was a greatly loved character actress in Italy, but not as often for parts she herself physically acted out on the...
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Belgian RPPC of Vaudeville Baby-Doll Act, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
19.00 USDThe "Baby-doll" act was a common and popular feature in theatrical sketch comedy during the vaudeville days. Though we can't think of any such routines in the present day (and certainly cannot...
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French Flapper, Dolly Davis, circa 1920s by Cinemagazine Editions by redpoulaine
11.00 USDNice, soft focus print image of Dolly Davis, French film star of the 1920s.Born Julienne Alexandrine David, in 1896 Paris, Mlle. Dolly was a popular star who played mostly comedies throughout...
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College Girl Workout, RPPC circa 1910s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDWe're guessing this great RPPC is from a photo taken at a college physical conditioning class, circa 1910. How about those costumes! They look very well made, if a bit heavy, and rather...
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Silent Film Star Liane Haid as Lucrezia Borgia, circa 1922 by Ross Verlag by...
16.00 USDLiane Haid (1895-2000) is sometimes called the first Austrian film star. She was very popular in the 1920s silents, and trained as a singer, she had no problem with the transition to the...
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Gloria Swanson Under the Lash! Les Vedettes de Cinema, circa 1922 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDA truly wonderful item. Here we have a postcard published in the early 20s by Alfred Noyer of Paris, one of the much loved "Les Vedettes de Cinema" series, an image of the immortal Gloria...
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Good Luck Kitty, Surreal French Postcard circa 1910s by redpoulaine
18.00 USDThis card's text, "Porte Bonheur," translates as something like "carry happiness," but means colloquially, "good luck charm." Though here in the USA the black cat used to have this bad...
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Lina 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...
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Art Nouveau Goddess Costumes! Posted 1903 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDDelightful young women in Belle Epoque costume framed in wonderful Art Nouveau decoration.Please examine our high res scans for detail.The item you are considering for purchase is, unless...
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Young Acrobat, circa 1920s/30s Promotional RPPC by redpoulaine
24.00 USDAnneliese Strickler. What a cutey-pie! Wonderful promotional RPPC. We're guessing this is from the late 1920s. Like all these old RPPCs (Real Photo Post Cards), this is a rare item you may...
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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...
18.00 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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Nude Living Statue Image, German Postcard, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
26.00 USDLebender Marmor, or Living Marble. One of a very popular postcard series in which the models, often in classical costume, were posed and made up to resemble marble statues. This one is a real...
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Imperial Russian Image of Unidentified Dancer in Kokoshnik, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDWonderful photograph! Lovely tone and contrast. Some foxing on card, particularly on the reverse side. What a costume, we certainly wish we knew who this dancer was.Please examine our high res...
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Lya Mara, Autographed Card, circa 1927 by Ross Verlag, Phot by Ernst...
39.00 USD"Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome..."We recently came across a number of great vintage German musical theater postcards and thought we'd put them in what will probably be a temporary section...
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