Category Archives: RPPCs

September 22, 2015

Oscar Jainer

By C.E. Ryan
Decar Jainer with Newspaper. RPPC. Private Collection.

Oscar Jainer with Newspaper. RPPC. Private Collection.

Oscar posed with a rolled newspaper in hand, sitting on a backless chair and small foot stool (?) to prop him higher. The back has a note left by a girl named Jewel. “Daddy, hurry and come and see me for I am lonesome. Jewel.”

What a sad note…

This RPPC is *beat up* but had potential. I’m quite happy with how it came out. It was cut and framed which left residue on top of the picture itself. It also has some ink and other various stains.This is the original, untouched:

Untouched RPPC.

Untouched RPPC.

Photographer: Vinock’s Studio. Beaumont. Texas. AZO 1904-1918.

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August 29, 2015

1911-12 Springfield Medway Collegians basketball team

By C.E. Ryan
1911-12 basketball team. Collegians. RPPC. Private Collection.

1911-12 basketball team. Collegians. RPPC. Private Collection.

These players wore ‘plus fours’ over high socks. Two players are partially IDed as Felix and Harry, with their coach Evan (who doesn’t look too much older).

basketball-collegians-back

Aunt Cary -Please be sure to return this. C.W.H

This is our Medway Collegians. All home boys and graduate of our High School, Olive Branch, and they belong to the YMCA league in Springfield. Play every Wed. night – and we are proud of them.

To note, the game was invented in 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts by James Naismith as a way to condition athletes in winter. The YMCA was key to popularizing this sport around the world. During WWI, the American Expeditionary Force brought basketball wherever it went. Together with the troops, there were hundreds of physical education teachers who knew and spread the game of basketball. Naismith spent two years with the YMCA in France in that period.

(There are 38 Springfield cities and towns in the United States. Was this picture taken in the birth city of basketball in Massachusetts? It would be kind of cool but it needs more research.)

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August 24, 2015

1910s portrait

By C.E. Ryan

Late 1910s portrait. RPPC. Private Collection.

Late 1910s portrait. RPPC. Private Collection.

Young gentleman in dress shirt, most likely from the late 1910s. He looks a bit jaded.

RPPC: AZO 1904-1918

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August 19, 2015

Johnny lost a tooth

By C.E. Ryan

Three sailors. RPPC. Private Collection.

Three WWII era American sailors. RPPC. Private Collection.

On the back is written “Johnny far left”. He’s more experienced than his two buddies, having completed 3 campaigns.

Did he lose his front tooth banging into something on the ship? Or maybe he lost it less heroically at a port tavern… :) (I recall having somewhat of the same conversation about another picture in this collection!).

A very handsome trio though. They’re covering the backdrop, only a few flying birds showing by Johnny’s face.

RPPC: EKC 1939-1950

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August 16, 2015

There’s room for one more…

By C.E. Ryan
Studio car RPPC. Private Collection.

Studio car RPPC. Private Collection.

No painted backdrop here, just the car and a nice trio of friends.

RPPC: PMO 1907-1915

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