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Monique Peeks Through the Theater Curtains, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDMonique peeked through the curtains. The audience was still filing in, finding seats, getting settled. Aimée pulled her back."If they see you before your act, Monsier Lesauvage will have you...
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Art Nouveau Framed Landscape, posted 1913 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDAt the turn of the 20th century, this style of card, with a small photo framed by a repetitive Art Nouveau design, was very popular. This card is a very nice example, with a tipped in...
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French Dancer Needs to Adjust Costume, by Arjalew, dated 1911 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDHilarious! We'll go ahead and place this image in the risque section, since certainly it was intended to be :) The stage artiste is unidentified. As to the photographer, Monsieur Arjalew, do...
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1920s Flapper Queen, Mae Murray, Silent Movie Star, by A. Noyer by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWonderful Alfred Noyer published French Postcard of American silent film queen Mae Murray, known as "the girl with the bee-stung lips," an attribute seemingly admired even then as now, though,...
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Belle Epoque Dancer Mlle Gerard, in Skimpy Costume and Pink Shoes by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWonderful theatrical portrait by Walery, circa 1905. Not quite certain if this Gerard is actually Lucy Gerard, one of our favorites. Nicely hand-tinted and in nice condition too.Please examine...
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Young Belle Epoque Artiste in a Swing, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDWe have a theory about these cards, okay, I have a theory...it has to do with their essential nature, and goes beyond their material component parts, the paper, metallic salts, inks and...
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Les Reines de la Mode, The Queens of Fashion, French Postcard, posted 1911 by...
17.00 USDMlle. Saulnay in this exquisitely hand tinted image, published by Croissant of Paris, and posted in 1911. This card is one in a series published by Croissant, called Les Reines de la Mode, or...
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Walery Image of Charming French Dancer in Costume Orientale, circa 1905 by...
19.00 USDWelcome to our new "Songs of Salome" collection. We are very excited to be offering you this fine selection of carefully chosen cards which share the following traits in common:They are nearly...
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Covering Left Field, 1900s Sexist Humor, posted 1910, and to Arizona in 1966...
6.00 USDBaseball joke! Okay by today's gender-political standards this image is coming "out of left field," and is perhaps "way off base," sorry :) but we don't so much sell simply postcards here at...
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Unidentified Actress in Lace and Feathers, by NPG, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDPublished by NPG, the prolific German publisher , Neue Photografische Gesellschaft, this lovely portrait poses two mysteries. First, the artiste, if artiste she was, is unidentified, and...
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Willy and the Magic Grapes, Stebbing, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
3.00 USDPhotographed by Professor Edward Stebbing, and posted in 1904, cute image of Belle Epoque Stage Actress, Mlle. Willy playing the maenad.Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is...
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Grace, Oranotype by N.P.G. of Berlin, circa 1904 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDWe really love the N.P.G. oranotypes. Whether this is symbolic of grace, or the literal descent of a dove, or both, it's a lovely image. Minor wear to edges, corners and surface.Please examine...
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Quatre Saisons, Gorgeous Series of Photogravures by Leopold Reutlinger, circa...
72.00 USDA very special item. Here we have a series of four cards, representing the four seasons. Each of the seasons is personified by one of four famous Belle Epoque stage performers. Each of these...
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Maiden with Ancient Urn, Posted 1907 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDSplendid image of beautiful young woman posing with urn. Puts us in mind of paintings by Pre-Raphaelites like Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Stamp on the card face is postmarked 1907.Postage is for...
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Corseted Mary Irber, Munich Variety Artist, Steps Out, Rotophot, circa 1910...
19.00 USDWhen the Jugend, and theatrical modernism had filtered down to the masses in German society, but was still very much the "in" thing among "upper classes," Mary Irber was a great favorite among...
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Anna Fouguez, Italian Stage and Screen Diva, circa 1920 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDHere at Red Poulaine, we have a special place in our hearts for the Italian actress images of the early 1900s and into the 1920s. The quality of the portrait photography and subsequent...
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Mlle. Lorrison Holds Aloft the Chalice of Euterpe, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
12.00 USDThe "Sisters Lorrison" were a music, dance, and pantomime team composed, presumably, of several (you guessed it), sisters! :) Most images of them we've seen show between four and six young...
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Billie Dove, Silent Film Star, Home from Carnivale, circa 1920s 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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Rare, Unidentified Image of Regina Badet in Harem Pants and Slave Bracelets,...
33.00 USDRegina Badet dancing her heart out in a superb costume orientale image. This is, at least from our point of view, a rare image. We've never come across it before, and her hair is pinned back...
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American Beauty, Big Hat Fashion Postcard, 1908, posted in Missouri by...
4.00 USDThough we tend to specialize in RPPC and theatrical portrait Belle Epoque postcards from France and Germany, every now and then we'll list American cards that capture our fancy. Conrad (Cobb)...
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