Divided back, artist-signed, unused postcard. Made in Hungary. Series or number 320. Price: $10.00 An artist-signed postcard, maybe from the 1930s? There is another postcard showing up online with the same type of reverse that the seller listed as circa…Read More…
Category: People
Alfalfa Farming Family On The North Smoky
Divided back, used, Real Photo Postcard. Postmarked February 2, 1909 from Wallace, Kansas. Artura stamp box. Availability Status: SOLD A beautiful young family on a Real Photo Postcard in 1909: Their names are unknown, but there’s the dad and mom,…Read More…
Edward F. Hartley, Chicago Photographer
We love these photo studio illustrations with the studio name appearing multiple times (eight in this case, including the name under the building). The block on the sidewalk is called a carriage step, carriage stone or mounting block, if you…Read More…
A Nice Gentleman, Chicago 1891
Cabinet Card photo. 1891. Photo studio: Hartley, 309 W. Madison St., Chicago, Illinois. Price: $10.00 Size: 4 and 1/4 x 6 and 1/2″ Sometimes we get lucky with names, sometimes not: Here’s a beautiful Cabinet Card portrait of a kind-looking…Read More…
Ruth E. Dimond, Stamford CT, 1905
“This is not a little boy but your friend. Ruth E. Dimond. March 29/05.” An oval photo of Ruth, on the porch steps, in double-breasted caped coat with belt and cap. Just behind her to her left you can see…Read More…
The Henderson Sisters, Oakland CA, 1912
“This is the Henderson sisters. Emma’s place is not finished yet but expects to move down next week. Mary is not feeling well but all the rest of the bunch are alright. Love from all, hope you are feeling good….Read More…
Franica 1918
This area looks like the California Central Valley or the San Jose, CA area near the mountains, before all the development, when much of that area was orchards. And it’s a beautiful photo, very artistic, of little Franica, who looks…Read More…
W. L. S. A. Choice Groceries
Trade card for the W. L. S. A. grocery, Lynn, Massachusetts. Publisher unknown. No. 2500. Circa 1880s – 1890s. Price: $15.00 A dream of spring? Here’s an unusual trade card for a couple of reasons: the design – a spring…Read More…
Glenwood Stoves And Ranges
Trade Card for Glenwood Stoves and Ranges. Sold by L. L. Crosby. Circa 1890s. Lithographer: J. Ottmann Lithography Company, New York. Price: $7.00 This is the second stove trade card that we have so far; there are sure to be…Read More…
Three Generations In Winter
Another winter scene in an unknown location: This Real Photo Postcard shows a house, guessing the style might be Folk Victorian with a four-square layout; note the spindle work or gingerbread trim and the decorative running piece, that we can…Read More…