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Shy girls. 06/01/2010
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French Real photo postcards of shy looking models.
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Children with wheelbarrows. 05/17/2010
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All French postcards, 2 real photo (RPPC), & one illustrated. Top card is from the 1940's. bottom cards are Victorian & Edwardian.
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Edwardian humor. 05/17/2010
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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.
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April Fools. 05/04/2010
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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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Good times. 03/18/2010
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Real photo postcards from late 1800s France.
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Lucky. 03/18/2010
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French real photo postcards (RPPC) from the 1900's.
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Cheers! 03/04/2010
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Do you drink alone, with a friend, or a couple of fellas? Three French real photo postcards. Is it your life, medicine, or social calling?
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Heavy handed. 02/17/2010
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Many real photo postcards were hand-tinted. However these were a bit over done.
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Wheat harvest & offering. 02/17/2010
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St Eloi or Saint Eligus was the patron saint of goldsmiths, blacksmiths, cattle & horses. There is an annual mass  around December 9th at Notre Dame de Paris, for members of the Confraternity of St. Eloi. 
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Faith, Hope & Charity. 02/11/2010
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Two real photo postcards from France, representing Faith & Charity, one English illustrated card, all from the early 1900's.
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