Cabinet photo. Private Collection.
This stylish 1930s-40s gentleman with the piercing stare must have left a long trail of admirers in his path. And that is why he’s in my collection. He’d look good without the fedora on, but the hat adds that something extra.
My first star crush was Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. I’ve been appreciative of the hat ever since. ;)
Photographer: Benjamin. La Moure. North Dakota.
1940s Photobooth
A cute photobooth found on eBay of a young man with the tilted fedora.
By a tree with graffitis. Cabinet card. Private Collection.
Photographer: L.W. Felt. Chicago.
These sepia (but I’ll say peach) tinted real photo postcards are gorgeous, the color is soothing to the eye. The first of two smoking lovers breathes the 20s -pun. I look at it and hear Scott Joplin’s “Easy Winners”.
The second features the same man and the same woman but without her brunette wig (or she put on a blonde one, whichever). She’s wearing a different dress too, but the ring on her left hand is the same. The male model is wearing a different suit too.
Digital restoration work titled The Peach Embrace by Caroline C. Ryan is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
RPPC. Private Collection.
This RPPC isn’t matte but is on glossy paper. I didn’t know glossy paper existed this early on. This handsome dandy is posing with his arms behind the back, somewhere between a smile and a frown. The vine behind him look like they’re in need of water.
RPPC: CYCO 1904-1920s
Bowlers And High Collars 