The past several weeks have been super busy with re-arranging the store (Treasures by the Locks in Fenelon Falls), preparing for an upcoming job interview, getting Treasures’ social media sorted out, and getting my shops properly set up. Unfortunately, that has meant neglecting the things I want to be doingโlike blogging. Especially blogging.
This week’s offering will be a short one, alas, though I do have several things in the pipeline and Plans afoot. Plans is capitalized because it is an Important Word, you see.
Among my various postcards have been some lovely early 1910s RPPCs featuring young women. The subject matter varies little otherwise, and I just like these images. They’re simple and kind of relaxing. They may be good for making cut-outs, too.
Amag 6363B/6, by Albrecht & Meister AG. The postcard company that printed this image produced a lot of postcards featuring various actors and actresses, and started business in the 1860s. They were based in Berlin, Germany, with an extensive collection of offered postcards. I think my favourite detail in this piece is her outfit, the garment is very loose and flowing, not super-restrictive.
This company made several postcards of Mary Pickford that I would really like to get my hands on, hint, hint.
A cheeky lady on the beach, photographed by Alfred Noyer, whose work out of his Paris studio consisted of many beautiful women in varying states of dress. This real photo postcard is from the late 1910s. Noyer’s studio was in operation from the early 1910s to the 1940s, and the quality of his work is consistently very good. I would really like to have a swimsuit of the pictured style! The backdrop is definitely painted, this must have been a studio photograph.
Now isn’t this sweet? A hand-coloured portrait of a girl and her horse, also by Albrecht & Meister AG, numbered 63397/6. Horses were another common subject of Albrecht & Meister! The colourist paid close attention to the lighting here instead of applying a uniform colour to everything regardless of how bright it was supposed to be.
I wonder what secrets she’s telling her friend? Wouldn’t this be perfect for a horse-themed birthday invitation?
I admit to being extremely biased toward this postcard because I, too, love reading, though that’s not a very comfortable position for doing so. She may be writing in a journal, though, hence the file name. This is a Lithuanian postcard, I believe, and the translation (according to Google) would be “I congratulate you on the name day”.
Her outfit is adorable and I kind of want it.
Thank you for joining me this week. I hope you enjoyed this selection of real photo postcards of young women, and I hope you’ll stop by again soon.
Just so you know, I have updated my Ko-fi page with a new membership. Buy me a coffee and download all my printables for free (the digital files in the shop!) or donate monthly, starting at $1.00, to unlock the same.
Higher tiers get a little gift in the mail as a thank-you.
A Podia community is being developed that will allow me to offer things like courses. This sort of thing takes time, however, so all I can say is “watch this space” and hope. ๐
See you soon!
xoxo
Missie
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