1, 24 October, 2007
Forgotten Faces
spf77, originally uploaded by Forgotten Faces.
A real photo post card, from the collection of Forgotten Faces on Flickr. From the studios of H. Stephenson, Otley.
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1, 6 August, 2006
Maria – Kronprinzessin von Rumanien
Postcard of Maria – Kronprinzessin von Rumanien und Prinzessin Maria
Verl. A. Gimm, Gotha, 1907.
Found loose in the back of the Victorian photo album from New York City.
A 1925 description of luncheon with the Queen Marie of Rumania, and a charming photograph of the Queen in native costume.
1, 5 February, 2006
Grant Avenue
Linen Postcard, Street Scene, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif.
Originally uploaded by Mirabilia.
Linen Postcard, Street Scene, Chinatown, San Francisco, Calif.
Orient and Occident
Postcard from
Pictorial Wonderland
Art Tone Series
Stanley A. Piltz Company, San Francisco, Calif.
on the reverse:
Chinatown Street Scene
Where the East meets the West – in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown, largest Chinese section in the world, outside of China. Here The Orient and the Occident blend in a galaxy of curved roofs, pagoada-like temples, and a strange mingling of American styles and Chinese stoicism.
...all you beautiful ghosts 