1920s French romantic postcard. P.C Paris #1721. Private Collection.
She’s holding a rose and he’s posing in evening wear. I love the softness of these tinted cards, they carry a sense of nostalgic romanticism that is not seen today. Dainty and sweet. And I love her watch.
Digital restoration work titled The Peach Romance by Caroline C. Ryan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Kurt and Herbert. RPPC. Private Collection.
A very crisp and clean RPPC of two smartly dressed kid brothers holding hats with the black visor. Apparently these were only popular with German boys and men at the time. The backdrop with the corinthian column gives this picture a luxurious, wealthy feel, and these two are posing like their adult counterparts.
I’m guessing this was taken around 1900-1905. They’re IDed on the back with the city of Berlin as their hometown. If anyone can make out the last name, here’s the back note:
![Kurt and Herbert [...] Berlin](https://bowlersandhighcollars.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kurt-herbert-back.jpg)
Kurt and Herbert […] Berlin
Postcard. Private Collection.
EXCHANGES
Mr. would like to exchange good mandolin for an umbrella.
You don’t say! A cute French postcard with the hand scratched rain effect. Love the hat and slim fitting overcoat.
My uncle Patrick. Family photo.
What a cutie, huh? He was born in 54, so this was most likely taken in 1960 of whereabouts. On the cusp of my blog timeline, but I’ll make exceptions for family. Such a pretty photo! We all have that cheeky smile in the family. He doesn’t know I posted this picture of him on here…shhh…..lol.
1890s-1900s Cabinet card. Private Collection.
The photographer set the camera at a low angle which is highly unusual, but it paid off and the portrait is gorgeous. This gentleman has very beautiful eyes drawing the viewer in. Loving the fat bowtie too.
Alas, no name or photographer logo…This one came from a dealer based in East Sussex, England. This fine sitter was most certainly British.
Plain dark green card with gold bevelled edges and plain back.
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