My last batch of Real Picture Postcards (RPPCs) was made up of family photographs—this one is just a little different.
Let’s start with this: a child in their Communion dress.
When I obtained this image I wondered if it was wedding-related, then remembered that one’s first communion has its own traditions that match what’s happening here. There are so many neat little details, from the framed print of The Last Supper to all the aspects of the child’s communion outfit. Very cool.
I feel like we could see this couple on the street today.
This RPPC is delightful. They both look like they don’t really want to have their photograph taken, even though they’re obviously getting this professionally done, and they appear to be dressed in their Sunday best. I like to imagine that they turned to each other after the picture was taken and said, “Oh, thank God, it’s over, let’s go home.”
Baby has a stuffed animal of some kind in one hand and is dressed in the coziest outfit imaginable. That is one intensely disapproving stare—perhaps the distraction tactics didn’t go well?
Fun fact: blurry areas in photographs from this era are usually caused by movement.
And now… antelope! Antelopes? Both are correct, apparently. The animal in the middle and the one on the far right look a little like a copy-paste job at first glance. These critters live up to 10 years in the wild (if they don’t get eaten first) and up to 20 in captivity, in case you didn’t know.
That’s the batch for today. Check back soon for more vintage images!
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