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Lotte Neumann, German Silent Film Star, Is Still Smiling, But... Ross Verlag,...
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Sweet Child of Spring posted 1910 by redpoulaine
6.00 USDProbably published circa 1905, this French card, posted 1910, presents a lovely portrait of a young girl with flowers, a spirit of Spring. Some wear to edges and corners present, also very...
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Flapper at the Masque, 1920s French RPPC by redpoulaine
17.00 USD"No, I'm not Mary, you cad! I'm Suzie! And if you thought I was Mary, why did you try to kiss me?"Simply wonderful RPPC (real photo post card) from (probably) the 1920s. there is a tiny hole...
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Belle Epoque Stage Performer, Mlle. Romanitza, hand-colored, circa 1905 by...
17.00 USDLovely hand-tinting on this image of the artiste Romanitza. On the back of the card is the text: "Imprimeries Réunies de Nancy" which translates as the "School of Nancy." This was a...
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Mary Irber, Lot of 2, Reserved for Daniel. Please do not purchase unless you...
38.00 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...
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Olga Gregg Belle Epoque Actress, Possibly by Gerlach by redpoulaine
18.00 USDWonderful image of actress Olga Gregg. The GG mark often appears on images taken by the Berlin photographer Gerlach, and this looks like his work, though unattributed. Olga looks as if she...
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Florence Ziegfeld's "A Parisian Model," Broadway Success, circa...
18.00 USD"A Parisian Model," was a very well liked Broadway musical produced by Florence Ziegfeld (of Ziegfeld's Follies fame) in 1906/07. You will notice that, on our card, it is referred to as "Anna...
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Hector and Loleta, Trained Dog Act, Vaudeville Image, circa 1905/10 by...
24.00 USDA hush falls over the audience. Even the calliope has ceased its melodious strains. The ringmaster, with an almost sinister air of mystery, doffs his black silk hat and bows deeply. The air is...
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Dog Act! Pepi Vergan et Cado, Belle Epoque Variety Act, circa 1905/10 by...
24.00 USDA hush falls over the audience. Even the calliope has ceased its melodious strains. The ringmaster, with an almost sinister air of mystery, doffs his black silk hat and bows deeply. The air is...
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Woman with Flowers by Stebbing, posted 1907 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDCute image of unidentified artiste, or model, posing with flowers, hand tinted postcard from a photograph by Professor Stebbing, and published by Etoile of Paris. The text at the bottom of the...
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Hand-Tinted Image of Belle Epoque Artiste in Mermaid Gown. Paul Boyer, posted...
16.00 USDWnderful image. Great coloration. Message on the back of card in a lovely hand and in the violet ink so popular at that time. A very nice card, by the fine theatrical portraitist, of an...
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Six Beautiful Banjo-rinas! Canadian Song and Dance Sextet, The Six Ontarios,...
24.00 USDAbsolutely stunning card, with brilliant red hand-tinting, and a sprinkling of red glitter! Unfortunately, we found no history on these gals, but we love 'em anyway :)Very nice unposted...
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Can-Can Dancers, Les Ponettes (The Ponies) Hand-Colored Group Portrait,...
18.00 USDWonderful group image of eight dancers, Les Ponettes, so named, presumably, for their artful prancing! We couldn't find any history on them, but to get you in the mood, follow the link below...
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Fern Andra, Star of the Circus and Silent Film, "Relaxing" at Home,...
22.00 USDVery early Ross Verlag card. Wonderful image of one of our favorite people in a posed "candid" image that was apparently taken, as were a fair number of her postcard images, by her own...
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Belle Epoque Eve with Snake, circa 1905, Published for French Market, by...
19.00 USDWonderful mix of photographic image with over-painted snake and environment. Here we have Eve and the snake memorialized as a fountain on a postcard printed for sale in France by Rotophot of...
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Belle Epoque Trio, The Butterflies, Pop Japonism circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDFollowing a period of around 200 years of self imposed cultural isolation, Japan underwent the Meiji Restoration in 1868, and opened wide its gates to trade with other nations. Japanese...
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Mia May, German Silent Movie Star, Playful in Veil. Early Ross Verlag, circa...
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Great Flapper Image! Ossi Oswalda, German Silent Movie Star, in Fantastic...
22.00 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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Messager, French Stage Performer, circa 1900 by Oricelly of Paris by redpoulaine
7.00 USDGorgeous portrait in profile of French actress Messager by Oricelly. She is in the "classical" style of costume so popular in the Belle Epoque, Art Nouveau period. Please examine our high res...
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Belle Epoque Dancer Vincenti, En Pointe with Aulos, circa 1910s, by Ernst...
16.00 USDWonderfully fun image of artiste Vincenti gamboling about en pointe in classical garb, with an aulos, the ancient Greek double flute, an instrument used, according to Plato, in Dionysian...
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