Violinist in the snow. RPPC. Private Collection.
This musician in his late teens has impossibly light eyes, accentuated by the bright lights of the snow covered yard or street. A beautiful portrait of him posing with his instrument.
A close up:
Detail. Private Collection.
RPPC: AZO 1904-1918
1940s gentleman walking in a three-piece suit and fedora. RPPC. Private Collection.
A WWII era gentleman on Main St. U.S.A strutting his stuff hand in pocket, the other holding a cigarette. I love the white shoes to match the fedora, even though on this picture they’re blending into the sunlit ground. The three-piece suit with the fitted waist and loose pants gave this man the very classic business-like and sharp look of the decade.
The store behind the man is Kress (S.H. Kress & Co.), a popular American “five and dime” department store chain which operated from 1896 to 1981.
RPPC: AGFA/ANSCO 1930s-1940s
RPPC circa 1910
Holding Wilson whiskey bottle in New York City. RPPC. Private Collection.
My, oh my…How long did this bottle stay unopened? A New York minute.
Wilson Whiskey label of the era
Back of RPPC
Photographer: High Grade Postal Studio. 134 East 14th Street. N.Y.C.
Backdrop Artist: N. Wortman Prop. First time I see the backdrop artist credited!
Two fashionable brothers. 1910s. RPPC. Private Collection.
Fashion is an endless rehash of the past, this picture is the perfect example. Today you could run into urbanite men wearing the exact same fitted suit as the man to the left, with the sleeves just a bit too short with no shirt sleeve peeking through. It also reminds me of Pee Wee Herman’s!
But seriously, these two were quite the sight. The RPPC suffered a crease by the head of the gent to the right but that wasn’t enough of a deterrent for me to not get it. They were most definitely brothers who would have been considered fashion forward in their time. The shirt collar over the lapels isn’t a common sight on RPPCs either.
Close up.
RPPC: AZO 1904-1918
Bowlers And High Collars 