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Italian Actress Pina Gioanna, by A. Traldi, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
5.00 USDWonderful "Roaring 20s" image of Italian actress Pina Gioanna. No history available at this time. The card itself is not in the best of condition. Crease in bottom right corner, some spotting...
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Mlle. Andrea at the Olympia Theater in Paris, Image by Ogerau, posted 1904 by...
14.00 USDThe very same slippery slope our mothers guarded against: Mlle. Andrea bringing new meaning to that old taboo against putting our elbows on the table! Great hand-colored image by Ogerau....
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Jean Agelou Cute Risque Model in Grecian Costume by redpoulaine
17.00 USDJean Agelou was a very sought after French photographer between the early 1900s and 1930, and is quite collectible today. He was responsible for a large percentage of risque and nude, or what...
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Rudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky, Son of the Sheik, Full Length Pose, 1926...
22.00 USDRudolph Valentino and Vilma Banky, Son of the Sheik, Full Length Pose, 1926Welcome to "Idols of the 1920s," where we hope to provide a special, cozy place for those of you who long to linger...
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Bo Peep On a Swing 1900s Hand-Colored French Postcard by Sazerac, circa 1905...
14.00 USDSwing it Bo Peep! She's takin' a break from those sheep! Miss Conerly, in a style very much like Walery's work, but Sazerac is the photographer. This card is in wonderful condition. It is gilt...
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Before the Party, Hand-Colored French Postcard, posted 1908 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWonderful ruffles and frills, petticoats and bloomers. Love the details. A very nice image. Slightly rounded corners, minor corner and edge wear, otherwise a very nice card indeed. Posted in...
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Flapper in Stage Costume, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDGreat Image of 20s flapper Odette Dargonne, stage personality who was, according to what is written on the card's reverse (possibly an autograph), Diva Eccentrica! Wonderful feel of that jazz...
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Zaftig Belle Epoque Artiste by Stebbing, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGorgeous, vibrantly hand-tinted Image of darkly beautiful stage performer identified, on some other images, by the name Lilliane, taken by Professor Edouard Stebbing of Paris. This card was...
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Sleeping Beauty, Gabrielle Robinne, Hand-Tinted Image by Reutlinger, posted...
18.00 USDIs she the mother of Briar Rose, asleep in her throne for a hundred years? Or Ophelia, dreaming that Hamlet stands there beside her? She is certainly beautiful in either case.Exquisite...
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Nude French Model lounging on Oriental Rugs and Cushions, circa 1920 by SAPI...
29.00 USDMost of the cards we sell on Red Poulaine are, in fact, French postcards, in that they were actually published in France, but the term "French Postcard" was also one often used to...
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Cute Semi-Nude French Model in Ringlets and Tremendous Bow, by A. Noyer,...
24.00 USDThis is one of Alfred Noyer's "Aurographie" images. These seem to have been published in the 1920s, and all of those we've seen were on the same delicate stock, and sepia-toned. A large number...
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Belle Artiste in Cat Costume, circa 1910s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDSuch a great costume! We offer a loose translation of the text printed at the bottom of the card:Cat!"Tenderly ungrateful carnivores,their momentary soft caress, a trap.See them sharpening...
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Margaret Livingston, Silent Film Vamp, Shows a Little Leg, circa 1920s by...
19.00 USDWonderful Margaret Livingston image. Miss Livingston (1895-1984) was practically the most fatale of all the silent femmes (most respectful apologies to Miss Bara:), though unlike Theda Bara,...
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Brigitte Helm, Star of Metropolis, Poses with Kitty, circa 1930 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDAww...Kitty :)Welcome 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...
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Little Bo Peep in Elbow Length Gloves 1900s Burlesque by redpoulaine
4.00 USDGreat image of French performer onstage. Fun costume. Photo by Professor Stebbing of Paris. Card in nice condition, posted in 1904, some writing in a nice hand. Please examine our high res...
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Celestial Queen, Hand-Colored, Surreal, Art Nouveau Fantasy by E. Wahlin....
24.00 USDOne of a series of delightfully evocative images in which photographs of beautiful Belle Epoque artistes are placed up against starry night skies, painted by artist E. Wahlin in 1904, and...
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April Fish, Humorous Belle Epoque Postcard, posted 1907 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDRemember when as children we would pass around Valentines from school desk to school desk saving the nicest one for our sweetheart? Ah, first love :) Remember when, on the first of April, you...
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WWI Belgian Officers Waiting for Supper with Forks in Hand 1900s RPPC by...
14.00 USDSemi ironic humorous image of WWI era Belgian Army officers armed with flatware, (or, one might say, "armed to the teeth?" . RPPC of nice quality. Corner and edge wear. Please examine our high...
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Belle Epoque Mother and Daughter by Heinrich Traut, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDThough unidentified, this charming portrait of a mother and her daughter has been attributed to the German photographer Heinrich Traut, and was produced by the oranotype method at N.P.G. of...
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Greta Garbo and Ramon Novarro, circa 1931 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWonderful scene with Garbo and Novarro from the 1931 classic, "Mata Hari." Great image, but card has a noticeable crease in the lower center, hard to see on the scan. Still, it is there....
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