The Sailor’s Salute. RPPC. Private Collection.
A very beautifully designed RPPC of a sailor saluting aboard a ship with another one in the background. There is a name on the back: Elva.
RPPC. The Sailor’s Salute. Private Collection.
RPPC: AZO 1907-1914
The Prohibition Era Detective. RPPC. Private Collection.
I brought this photo back to life…it was so torn up and stained, and the focus isn’t quite up to par for a studio photograph, i.e. it has no value in monetary terms…but the subject was worth it!
This photo was part of a lot I got for a few dollars because I was only really interested in one photo, yet when I digitally fixed this one up the gentleman came through.The first thing that popped into my head when I saw him was he looks like a detective or the senior journalist who likes to dig where my bad boy characters would rather he didn’t! Wouldn’t you cast him as such in a movie? The thorn on the side good guy! And this is a gentleman who can rock the mustache with style, don’t you agree?
I love fixing up old and damaged photos, bringing back the otherwise forgotten person back to public view. It feels rewarding in a sense.
RPPC: AZO 2 up 2 down triangles. 1918-1930.
Teens with style. RPPC. Private Collection.
The young gentleman to the left is wearing a layered look with a cardigan between the waistcoat and coat. You’d think I’d encounter more images of gents wearing those this way, but I don’t. This photo was part of a lot of gents posing. At first sight they all look similar, but I always find something interesting in the details. His friend to the right looks like he survived the measles.
Enlarged detail.
I accidentally posted this one instead of saving it as a draft. You get an extra post today.
RPPC: AZO 1907-1918
RPPC. Private Collection.
Don’t get in gambling debt with this rising star; he’ll take you out on a dark street with a crowbar.
When I saw this RPPC I grinned. Rock solid, self assured, charming on the edges…this gentleman looks like a character I envisioned.
The lucky (diamond?) horseshoe tie stack brings it all together. And the chain hanging off the lapel buttonhole should be attached to a fob…Better pay up on time ’cause this guy’s keeping track.
RPPC: AZO 1907-1918
Detail of RPPC. 1911. Private Collection.
The pose is great and the young man is the poster boy for a recruitment advert. So I set to research some more about him. If you want to find out how the process went, keep on reading.
Bowlers And High Collars 