Out of the studio. 08/27/2010
Late 1800s-early 1900's real photo postcards made from more candid images of real people. Not models & not in a studio. The top card is French, the others are American. Fashionable ladies. 08/27/2010
Sailor suits. 07/02/2010
Brothers & sisters. 06/28/2010
Babes. 06/21/2010
Difficult to tell the boys from the girls since they all wear white gowns. Little Billy at the bottom is the only one that is labeled. Shy girls. 06/01/2010
Children with wheelbarrows. 05/17/2010
All French postcards, 2 real photo (RPPC), & one illustrated. Top card is from the 1940's. bottom cards are Victorian & Edwardian. Edwardian humor. 05/17/2010
Selection of Edwardian postcards, both illustrated & real photo. French & English. Top card is French & shows the matchmakers choice for a date. Center card is English, "he was a jolly good fellow'" with a painting of a big BUT & man being chased by an ass. Bottom card is a little girl dressed as an old woman. April Fools. 05/04/2010
The April 1 tradition in France and French-speaking Canada includes poisson d'avril (literally "April's fish"), attempting to attach a paper fish to the victim's back without being noticed. |





































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