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Lyda Borelli, Ethereal Italian Actress, circa 1910s/1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USD"Borellismo was a word used in Italy in the teens to describe the Lyda Borelli craze. Girls went on diets and strove to imitate her twisted postures. She was like a decadent version of the...
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The Princess of the Canaries, Paulette Del Baye, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDLa Princesse des Canaries was an opera bouffe by Charles Lecocq that premiered in the 1880s and continued to be quite popular for many years. An English language version, Pepita, was also...
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Circus and Vaudeville Contortionist, Lily Flexmore Puts Foot in Mouth,...
26.00 USDWe come across our Lily every now and again. She was a big hit in her native England, in Europe, and she also rode high on the bills of variety theaters in the U.S. Clearly one could not take...
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Amber-Tinted Image of Woman on Bench by Superfot, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
12.00 USDBeautiful amber-tinted image by Superfot of Italy. Posted from the short lived Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in 1926. A really lovely card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for...
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The Sisters Lorrison, Mistresses of the Belle Epoque Chignon, circa 1900 by...
14.00 USDThe Sisters Lorrison as they appeared at Anthony's in Paris in the early 1900s, in high chignons and adorned with mums. They were a very popular act internationally at the turn of the century....
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Belle Epoque Hotel Cafe for Working Class, 1900s RPPC by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWe do specialize in fantasy, here at Red Poulaine. It's true! Theatrical fantasy, even, and sometimes, perhaps, a little phantasy too, though seldom. Every now and then, though, we need to...
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Sidewalk Cafe, circa early 1900s, RPPC by redpoulaine
19.00 USDWe do specialize in fantasy, here at Red Poulaine. It's true! Theatrical fantasy, even, and sometimes, perhaps, a little phantasy too, though seldom. Every now and then, though, we need to...
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The Little French Toy Shop, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
2.00 USDWe do specialize in fantasy, here at Red Poulaine. It's true! Theatrical fantasy, even, and sometimes, perhaps, a little phantasy too, though seldom. Every now and then, though, we need to...
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Laundry Workers, and Friends in Belle Epoque France, RPPC circa early 1900s...
22.00 USDThe Blanchisserie "where our shirts were made white and smooth by the pretty blanchisseuses singing all day over their work;" wrote expat art student William Chambers Morrow, author of the...
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Mlle. Marville says Nyaah Nyaah, by Leopold Reutlinger, 1901 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDSuperb image of Belle Epoque stage performer Mlle. Marville photographed by Reutlinger of Paris. Dated 1901, this card was published by SIP (Société Industrielle de Photographié). Wonderful...
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Princesse de Caraman-Chimay En Voile, by Reutlinger circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDLa Princesse de Caraman-Chimay, aka Clara Ward (17 June 1873 – 9 December 1916), was an American lumber and steel heiress from Michigan who became a society darling in all the American papers...
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Xaviere De Léka, Cafe Concert Chanteuse and Silent Film Actress, by Stebbing,...
22.00 USDMlle. Xaviere De Léka, also Deléka, or Deleka, posing in a really wonderful Art Nouveau costume for famed theatrical portraitist Professor Edward Stebbing. We've done a good bit of digging in...
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French Courtesan, Emilienne D'Alencon, in Hand-Tinted Veil, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDGorgeous Reutlinger image of stage performer and notorious Belle Epoque courtesan Emilienne D'Alencon in hand-tinted veil. Born Émilie André, in 1869 Paris, she began her career when she was...
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Marguerite Bresil, Belle Epoque Performer, by Reutlinger, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDWhat amazing hair! Marguerite Bresil was 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 tremendous star. We...
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Wistful Flapper Decorated with Real Feathers circa 1920 by redpoulaine
16.00 USDLovely find. This Leo card was decorated with real feathers. Postcards were often decorated with sequins, tiny beads, ground glass, metallic glitter, feathers, and even hair, achieving...
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Risque French Postcard, circa 1905, by ELD by redpoulaine
24.00 USDErnest Louis Desire Le Deley was a well known publisher of postcards in France from 1900 until 1930, when ELD went bankrupt. Thanks to the Metropolitan Postcard Club's publisher list (a...
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Father Experiments on Son with Strange Electrical Apparatus, circa 1905 by...
18.00 USD"We shall soon know, beyond any shadow of doubt," declared Chief Inspector Duclos with an air of supreme confidence, "whether or not it was you, my fine young fellow, who upon the afternoon in...
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French Nude, Hand-Colored, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDA wonderfully strange little card. We absolutely love it! A young lady greets the morning in her birthday suit, and is met by an alien butterfly! We should point out that either this butterfly...
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Lucienne D'Armoy, French Bodystocking Nude by Walery, circa 1905 by...
18.00 USDMlle. D'Armoy was one of the queens of the body stocking postcard. Lovely image by Walery of Paris.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for first class shipping in a secure...
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Miss Haslam, English Can-Can Dancer in Paris circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDCharming image of Miss Haslam, who graced the Paris music halls of la Belle Epoque. This was taken by Walery of Paris during the time she was performing at the Alcazar Club and the card...
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