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Nanda Primavera, Italian Sciantosa and Film Actress, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
16.00 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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Charming Dress Up Parade, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
11.00 USDThis extraordinarily charming image is a bit of a puzzler. It is postcard sized, but blank backed and unidentified. We might think it was a trimmed down photo, but there is a slight border...
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Flapper in Harem Costume, 1922 by redpoulaine
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...
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Pauline Polaire, Belle Epoque Chanteuse and Actress, circa 1905 by Nadar by...
32.00 USDPauline Polaire (1874-1939) was born Emilie Marie Bouchard, in Agha, Algeria (what was then the French colonial territory of Algiers).She was a café singer by age 15. It should be noted that...
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Rose Caron Belle Epoque Operatic Soprano by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
19.00 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 some recordings. We provide a link below....
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Wonderful Early 1900s Lilian Ream Portrait Photo RPPC by redpoulaine
5.00 USDEarly portrait by famous pioneer woman photographer Lilian Ream of probably an Edwardian actress in Japanese costume, in the period of Orientalism run wild. Beautifully hand tinted, and...
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Marthe Derminy, Belle Epoque Stage Performer, by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
17.00 USDBeautiful image of Belle Epoque artiste Marthe Derminy taken by Leopold Reutlinger circa 1905. We have not been able to find any biographical info on her yet, still looking, but it does appear...
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Belle Epoque Artiste Haxen, Full Body Portrait in Long, Imprimé, Format,...
22.00 USDLarge, or unusual, "Imprimé" postcard format. At approximately 6 and 5/8ths by 2 and 3/4s inches in size, this Image was by Leopold Reutlinger of Paris, this was one of an experimental variety...
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Marguerite Brezil, Belle Epoque French Actress, Interspecies-ish Romance...
19.00 USDLeopold Reutlinger, the Belle Epoque photographer, took thousands of photographs of famous Parisian actresses. These were published in black and white, cropped to close up and republished,...
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A Drive in the Country. Mlle. Dorzil in Carriage Costume, circa 1905 by...
14.00 USDWhether in the carriage or the runabout, Mlle. Dorzil is beautifully attired for a Sunday afternoon jaunt! Just lovely, and, "What big eyes you've got, Mlle. Dorzil!" :) Very nice posted...
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Greta Nissen, Norwegian /American Dancer and Film Star, circa 1920s by...
17.00 USDSuperlative image of this Oslo born film star. Greta Nissen (1906-1982) began her career as a ballerina in Norway, then on to Broadway, and into the silent movies. She was relatively...
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Glorious Stage View of Chantecler, Act I, dated 1910 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDChantecler, a play whose characters are made up of barnyard animals, was based on very old European fables. A tale of Chantecler (meaning "clear singing,"), is retold as far back as Chaucer in...
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Risque Flapper Lingerie Image by PC Paris, circa 1920s/30s by redpoulaine
22.00 USDReally Cute! PC Paris produced countless risque lingerie images. We love the white backgrounds on this type, filled with frothy light. These are highly prized by fashion historians who glean...
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Silent Film Vamp Margaret Livingston in net gown, circa 1920 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDWonderful Margaret Livingston image of her in a wild net costume. Miss Livingston (1895-1984) was practically the most fatale of all the silent femmes (most respectful apologies to Miss...
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Back-lit Betty in Bondage, from Chu-Chin-Chow, circa 1923 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDGreat image of Betty Blythe, who can't come to the phone, because she's a little tied up, right now :) This is from the 1923 adventure film Chu-Chin-Chow in which she played the lead female...
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Billy Norton Tries On a New Hat, circa 1905, by Leopold Reutlinger. by...
16.00 USDProbably published sometime between 1900 and 1904, but posted in 1905, a great image of Belle Epoque stage performer Billy Norton taken by the great Reutlinger of Paris. A very nice...
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Testing the Water for Her Bath circa 1905 by redpoulaine
5.00 USDFun risque image of an attractive young woman testing the temperature of her bath water in an old fashioned hooded tub.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class...
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Regina Badet, Dancing at the Bacchanal, circa 1905 by Paul Boyer by redpoulaine
17.00 USDOne of our favorite, and most magical, subgenres of "Lovely Lady" postcards has to be that of the marvelous maenad. These are somewhat idealized, and presumably toned down, versions of those...
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Clara Bow, Original "It" Girl, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDClara Bow (1905-1965), a NewYork City native, was born into very difficult surroundings. Her mother suffered from severe mental illness, and Miss Bow was to suffer continual physical and...
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Gorgeous Hand Tinted Image of Woman in Bonnet circa 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 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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