Copy of old photo originally taken circa 1900s. Unknown photographer. Price: $15.00 Size: 10 x 8″ The first in a series of (mostly) copies of old photos of Salinas, California and environs: This one was labelled on the plastic sleeve…Read More…
Category: Animals
The Lehmann Family With Ikey And Buster
At first, we were just willing to place a heavy bet on the identity of the people in this Real Photo Postcard, but then after a little more research…. John M. Lehman or Lehmann, born Illinois about 1868; his wife…Read More…
Cutting Wheat
An old photo, circa 1900s to 1920s, of a farmer behind a team of four (hard-working!) horses pulling a grain cutter-binder machine. That’s a riding crop the farmer is holding. And that looks like a lot of heavy equipment the…Read More…
Little Girl And Big Horse, Defiance, Iowa
Oh! I hadn’t realized I had two by this photographer. Excellent! It’s a great one of a pretty girl (gazing downward) in coat, gloves and hat (how do you like that big pom pom, not to mention the big bow…Read More…
Another Horse And Buggy RPPC
Another Real Photo Postcard with horse and buggy: this one showing two gents in suits and derby hats. It looks to be maybe late winter, as the trees in the background are not leafed out yet. Also showing is a…Read More…
Horse And Buggy Couple
“12 1/2 of these” appears written in pencil on the back of this Real Photo Postcard. Hmmm, maybe this was photography lingo for twelve “half-size” or something to this effect. But it’s a beautiful photo of a young couple posing…Read More…
Halbert Kids, July 1918
Old photo, dated July 1918. Availability status: SOLD Size: 6 and 7/8 x 4 and 1/2″ On the back, it looks like the location was written as “Greenhorn Mts” and there is an Ed Halbert reference showing up in…Read More…
Stilt House, 1907
A Real Photo Postcard showing a sepia-toned, faded image of four men, one woman and a small dog, posed in front of a home on stilts. The very faint writing, in pencil at the bottom, says, “taken during Dec. 1907.” …Read More…
The Original Water-Wagon
Undivided back, used postcard. Postmarked April 1, 1909, from Santa Rosa, California. Publisher: A.T. F. Co. Price: $8.00 This is the first in a collection from Miss Lily Rea. Her address at this time is Box 23, Gilroy, California. We’ll…Read More…