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Amazing Surreal Image of Woodland Goddess Visited by an Angel, circa 1905 by...
49.00 USDPrecious surreal image, of a kind that sometimes falls under the category of "spirit photography," but apparently accomplished in the open air, and by the light of day. This could be an image...
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Tinklefoot Prunebottom Collects Titania's Tribute, Oranotype Posted 1906...
17.00 USDTending a garden in Faerie's borderlands has its benefits, to be sure. Provided you tie a few tiny silver bells in your raspberry canes, and put out a saucer of sweet milk every now and then,...
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Lovely Lady in Merry Widow hat, Hand-Tinted German Postcard, circa 1909 by...
17.00 USDThe "big hat," of which the one our model wears is certainly an elegant example, hit the Edwardian fashion scene in 1907, with the opening of "The Merry Widow," a very popular light opera from...
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Amber-Tinted Image of Woman on Bench by Superfot, circa 1920s by redpoulaine
12.00 USDBeautiful amber-tinted image by Superfot of Italy. Posted from the short lived Kingdom of Yugoslavia, in 1926. A really lovely card. Please examine our high res scans for detail.Postage is for...
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Nude Postcard Model, Mireille, Wearing...Omigosh! Clothes!, circa 1920s A....
16.00 USDIf there is one thing we enjoy even more than finding a new image of our very favorite nude "French" postcard model, it is finding an image of her fully clothed! How about a collection...
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Belle Epoque Hotel Cafe for Working Class, 1900s RPPC by redpoulaine
17.00 USDWe do specialize in fantasy, here at Red Poulaine. It's true! Theatrical fantasy, even, and sometimes, perhaps, a little phantasy too, though seldom. Every now and then, though, we need to...
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Twilight of the Gods. Mlle. Rose Féart, Operatic Soprano, 1908 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDMlle. Rose Féart (pronounced fay-are) 1878-1954 was a highly regarded operatic soprano who performed with the Opera de Paris throughout much of the more than 20 years of her career. Though she...
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Mary Pickford, America's Sweetheart, Facsimile Autograph by Cinemagazine....
18.00 USDCinémagazine Editions produced some of the most lovely film star portraits of the period. We assumed this was a facsimile autograph, and we're still pretty certain it is. Very nice unposted...
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Chariot of Love, Cartoony Romance, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
11.00 USDSuch fun! We really had to bring this strange little card into the shop, especially with the love poem, written in a fine hand, on the back side.We couldn't find any reference to a poem, "Beau...
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Silent Film Star Huguette Duflos, in Kokoshnik, circa 1920s, A. Noyer. by...
14.00 USDHuguette Duflos was a major star of the French cinema. Les Vedettes de Cinéma was a wonderful series of postcards produced by publisher Alfred Noyer, presenting really gorgeous, usually...
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Belle Epoque Actress, Olive Haygate, in "Orientale" Trappings,...
16.00 USDAs far as we can tell, Miss Olive Haygate was an English actress whose home, in the late 1890s, was London. Nevertheless, we don't run across images of her by British photographers, so perhaps...
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Suzanne Mainville, French Music Hall Performer, by Cav. A. Pesce, circa 1905...
22.00 USDSuzanne Mainville was a French music hall performer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who was both a singer and a dancer. Very rarely do we see images of theatrical performers that so...
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Woodland Nymph Examines Leaf, German Postcard, Posted in France, 1909 by...
14.00 USDIt was while traveling through Saxony by train, that my grandfather, while stretching his legs when his train was stopped, glimpsed a rare species of butterfly. He was still a young man then,...
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The Sisters Lorrison, Mistresses of the Belle Epoque Chignon, circa 1900 by...
14.00 USDThe Sisters Lorrison as they appeared at Anthony's in Paris in the early 1900s, in high chignons and adorned with mums. They were a very popular act internationally at the turn of the century....
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Beautifully Magical Image of Aulette by Croissant, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
22.00 USDAn Aulette is one who plays an Aulos, the ancient Greek musical instrument our model is here pictured as playing. It was not a flute, or a whistle, but a reeded intrument. Archeological...
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Zaftig Jugendstil Epoche Artiste in Odalisque Pose II, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
24.00 USDWonderful early 1900s image by NPG (Neue Photographische Gesellschaft), one of our favorite German publishers. The young woman is adorned in a classic "costume oriental," and posed as the...
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Friendship and Roses, Lovely Belle Epoque Image, circa 1905 by redpoulaine
17.00 USDSetting: A Victorian Garden"Shall I pluck this tiny blossom, Mariette?" whispered Cybelline breathlessly, her pale cheeks flushing with anticipation, "For I confess, my hands do tremble, and I...
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Rose Caron, Operatic Soprano, in Celestial Fantaisie, by Leopold Reutlinger,...
18.00 USDRose Caron (1857-1930), was an operatic soprano who made her debut in 1880 with great success. She enjoyed a long career, and at 47 years of age, made several recordings. We provide a link...
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Gabrielle Debrives as First Page in Barbe Bleue, Bluebeard, by Paul Boyer,...
7.00 USDGabrielle Debrives, also called Gabrielle De Brives (1883-1974), was an actress and singer who was among the regulars at Théâtre des Variétés. In this image, a publicity shot for the 1904 opera...
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French Children Challenge Dorothy to Balloon Race! RPPC, circa 1905 by...
26.00 USDWonderful, wonderful :) Image of a parade float for carnaval. So much to dream on, to examine and savor :) French RPPC from, we are just guessing here, circa 1905 (could be 1915, but feels...
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