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Russian Dancers, The Trio Katssap, by Louis Martin, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDGreat image of the "Trio Katssap" by Louis Martin. We've found no history on these dancers. Don't know if this is actually a family name, or possibly intended to be humorous, as the word...
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Mignon in Tatters, circa 1905, Published by Alfred Noyer by redpoulaine
14.00 USDMignon is an opéra comique (a genre of French opera featuring both spoken dialogue, and arias) written by Ambroise Thomas and first performed in Paris, in 1866. The opera was hugely popular,...
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Maria Melato, Italian Star of Stage and Screen, Looking Very Stylish, by...
18.00 USDMaria Melato was a very well respected Italian actress, mostly on the stage, although she did make a few silent films. She began her career in the very early 1900s in Italy, and traveled with...
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Risque French Flapper in Veil, circa 1920s. A. Noyer Aurographie by redpoulaine
26.00 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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Spanish Dancer Rosario Guerrero, Hand-Tinted Card, Posted to Oran Algeria,...
4.00 USDAccording to the memoirs of Fitroy Gardiner, old vaudevillian and friend of Spanish dancer and pantomimist Rosario Guerrero, she "started her stage career in a rough cabaret in Seville when she...
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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 4, circa 1920s, by Lola by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWe don't list many "bathing beauty" images in the shop, but they can be so much fun. We just couldn't resist this sweetheart. One of six from a series we acquired a couple of weeks ago. Some...
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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 1, circa 1920s, by Lola by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWe don't list many "bathing beauty" images in the shop, but they can be so much fun. We just couldn't resist this sweetheart. One of six from a series we acquired a couple of weeks ago. Some...
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Grete Wolfram, Woman Athlete, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDFraulein Grete Wolfram was a young Austrian woman, who became the German-Austrian women's club swinging champion sometime around 1910. Club swinging, also known as Indian clubs, is a former...
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Zaftig Belle Epoque Artiste en Collant, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGreat hand-tinted faux nude image of unidentified dancer who may be La Princesse de Caraman-Chimay, aka Clara Ward (17 June 1873 – 9 December 1916), in flesh-toned body stocking, sometimes...
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French Dancer Jane Derval in Egyptian Headdress, Photograph by Walery, posted...
17.00 USDThat evening after supper, as the two were sitting together quietly in the parlor of their modest home, Jane turned to her mother and said, "Mother dear, I know it won't really be my birthday...
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Cute French Model Shows a Little Calf, A. Noyer Pub., circa 1910 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDSuch a charming image, and beautifully hand-colored. We have no history on this young woman. It is quite possible that although this card was published by Alfred Noyer, the photo itself was...
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Rare Unidentified Image of Theda Bara, Silent Screen Icon, posted 1912 by...
49.00 USDWe are rather excited about this one! Posted in 1912, in the neighborhood of two years before her first film role, we believe this to be an early unidentified image of Theda Bara, the Queen of...
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Gabrielle Robinne, French Actress, in Hooded Cloak, circa 1905 by Leopold...
11.00 USDBeautiful effect on this card, wherein a lavender, metallic-toned, design is overlaid around the portrait of Mme. Robinne. This was a technique applied to many Reutlinger cards to great...
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Flapper on the Beach! Polka-Dot Pin-Up 6, circa 1920s, by Lola by redpoulaine
16.00 USDWe don't list many "bathing beauty" images in the shop, but they can be so much fun. We just couldn't resist this sweetheart. One of six from a series we acquired a couple of weeks ago. Some...
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La Danse. Belly Dancing Scene in Morocco, circa 1910s by Bertou of Casablanca...
17.00 USDWonderfully animated image (clapping of hands, smoking, drinking tea...wonderful!) of dance in Morocco, probably in Casablanca, as that was where Monsieur Bertou resided. Cannot find any...
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Circus Jugglers, The Three Groegs, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDA hush falls over the audience. Even the calliope has ceased its melodious charms. The ringmaster, with an almost sinister air of mystery, removes his tall black silk hat and bows deeply. The...
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Family Picnic with Grandma circa 1925 by redpoulaine
7.00 USDWe would guess the date of this wonderful family picnic photo at somewhere around the mid-twenties to early thirties. We just love this. High Summer, the meadow's yellowed grass, a stout wicker...
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Everything's Just Rosy! Couples Romance Fantaisie by Fotocelere of Paris,...
14.00 USDWe love it! Beautifully garish couples romance image by Fotocelere of Paris. Both hand-tinted, and making use of the "pochoir" or stencil technique of layering colors and detail. The postcard...
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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Blessing Her Realm, circa 1900 by Reutlinger by...
17.00 USDLutece (pronounced LOO-tess) was the public persona of the lovely young woman in this photograph. We have not yet dug up any biographical information on her, which is a bit surprising given...
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Lutece, Goddess of Meadows, Plays upon her Pipes, circa 1900 by Reutlinger by...
22.00 USDLutece (pronounced LOO-tess) was the public persona of the lovely young woman in this photograph. We have not yet dug up any biographical information on her, which is a bit surprising given...
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