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Hand-Tinted Image of Music Hall Performer with Harp, by Aristophot Ltd.,...
18.00 USDWonderful! Great colors, charming Belle Epoque choker, long, long hair, and a fringe-edged wrap around shift. Our harpist's expression is one of deep, almost spiritual concentration. The harp...
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Hot Cat on a Tin Roof, Belle Epoque Cat-girl, published by Etoile of Paris,...
18.00 USD"I have a gumbie-cat in mindHer name is Jenny-any-dotsHer coat is of the tabby kindWith tiger stripes, and leopard spots" T.S. Eliot(or, Her coat is the Parisian kind,with hot-pink shoes, and...
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Theatrical Portrait of Unidentified Italian Beauty in Spanish Costume, 1925...
19.00 USDWe really love RPPC (Real Photo Post Card) costume portraits from little known studios. One reason we do, is that you will probably never see another copy of this particular image, simply...
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Lotte Neumann, Silent Film Star, Cheerfully Asks You to Submit. Ross Verlag,...
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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Pola Negri, Hungarian Silent Fim Star, Will Ask You Just Once More! Alex...
17.00 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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Carmen De Villers Lounging Around, circa 1905 by Professor E. Stebbing by...
14.00 USDLovely hand-tinted image of Carmen De Villers, Belle Epoque beauty queen and stage performer, by Edward Stebbing, prolific photographer and inventor. Glossy print does (as glossy images will)...
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Prince Fancypants Searches for Cinderella, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
18.00 USDIt is remarkable just how few people today are aware of the actual facts behind the story known as Cinderella. Yes, the real Cinderella did live in a rambling old house with a cruel stepmother...
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Spectacular Gal in Man's Clothing, circa 1905. Advertizing Postcard,...
17.00 USDA delightful card from the "Motor City," Detroit, Michigan, but from a time shortly before the auto industry had really begun to take off. Here we see a very charming early example of a glamor...
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La Danse du Sabre, Belle Epoque Artiste Germaine Rose, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
14.00 USDGorgeously hand-tinted card with image of a dancer we believe to be Germaine Rose, performing the Danse du Sabre. Very nice condition, though with stamp affixed to the front, as was often the...
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Carmen De Villers Lolling About, circa 1905 by Professor E. Stebbing by...
14.00 USDLovely hand-tinted image of Carmen De Villers, Belle Epoque beauty queen and stage performer, by Edward Stebbing, prolific photographer and inventor. Glossy print does (as glossy images will)...
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Rita Porcher at the Casino de Paris, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
4.50 USDEncircled with flowers, Mlle. Rita Porcher performs at the Casino de Paris, circa 1900. A lovely image, but with a fair amount of writing around the image. This card was published when only the...
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Mlle. Gillet Pos Through Paper Hoop, circa 1900 by redpoulaine
4.00 USDSo cute! Yes, it's the old "then she pops through the hoop for a big finish" routine. Apparently as popular a standby in the French music halls as in Vaudeville or, for that matter, Warner...
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Four Friends in Costume, German RPPC, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
19.00 USDGreat German RPPC from the 1920s, with four friends posing for a comedy dance routine. At least we're pretty sure it is an RPPC, they don't look like professional entertainers, just like...
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Haunting Photograph of Little Girl, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDLast night I saw upon the stair,A little man who wasn't there,He wasn't there again todayOh, how I wish he'd go away...William Hughes Mearns, 1899Wonderful French RPPC from (we're guessing)...
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Nella Regini, Italian Light Opera and Torch Singer, Autographed Card, circa...
26.00 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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Autographed Nella Regini, Italian Light Opera and Torch Singer, Autographed...
29.00 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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Belle Epoque Opera Star, Lucienne Delmay, in Costume Orientale, circa 1905,...
24.00 USDHow absolutely beautiful! We have no history on Mlle. Delmay, other than her name appearing in a number of theatrical reviews, among them reviews for operettas. She was well reviewed, and...
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Romantic Violet-Tinted Pierrot Image by Alfred Noyer, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
14.00 USDSo Sweet! Pierrot and his sweetheart. He looks so happy, so in love. Be careful Monsieur Pierrot! How we hope he doesn't get his heart broken again! We adored this card the first time we...
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A Circus Act in the Making, Wonderful French RPPC, circa 1910 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWow, somebody really adored this kid, and not just the dog, either, though we're sure that's a given :) He is dressed like a little prince, in a velvet hat, painstakingly decorated tunic, a...
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Nanda, Nanda, How does your Garden Grow? Italian Sciantosa, circa 1920s by...
18.00 USDGreat A. Traldi card from 1920s Milan. Italian entertainer Nanda Primavera began her career in 1918 as a soprano singing in popular operettas, and in the 1940s became a very popular actress in...
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