Poppy and poppy bud outlined in silver. The inscription is written in a heart. Postmarked 1910 on verso. "Flower valentine series no. 3" printed on verso. Stamped "the post card man" on verso.
City & town halls; City Hall (San Diego, Calif.); Streets; Automobiles
City Hall, San Diego, with the street visible in front of it and the water visible behind it. A parking lot with cars can also be seen. Caption printed on verso: "The Civic Center houses both City and County Governments." Published by...
Bridges; Ships; Bays (Bodies of water); Cityscapes; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Oakland and San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco skyline seen behind San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. A ship heads toward the bridge. Text printed on verso reads, "This city continues to grown in importance year after year. Its interesting skyline reveals the addition of new...
White frame house with two trees with red flowers. Multi-colored flowers and flowering bushes line the street in front of the trees and house. Text printed on verso reads, "Florida is indeed the favored child of Nature. Beauty has been...
Interior of the Driftwood Cafeteria in St. Petersburg, Florida. The cafeteria is empty. There are planters set into low walls around the eating area, and a cushioned bench wraps along the wall, facing the viewer. Postmarked 1957 on verso. Published...
Streets; Street railroads; Automobiles; Buildings; Cityscapes
Canal Street in New Orleans. A view down the street that takes in some of the skyline. The streetcar line can be seen down the middle of Canal Street, with a few streetcars in service. Cars are also visible in the street and parked along the side....
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; New York Giants (Baseball team)
Chief Meyers or John Tortes Meyers (1880-1971). Color portrait of Chief Meyers with the New York Giants. Verso: An 'NY' is in the top left corner and 'Giants' is in the top right. Verso: John T. Meyers. 'Chief' Meyers, who did the larger part of...
World War, 1914-1918; Military personnel; Soldiers--French; Group portraits
Group portrait of sixteen men in France's 69e Régiment d'Infanterie in March, 1915. Handwritten on verso by André Jeunet: "Autun. Mars 1915". Handwritten on verso by a different hand: "André Jeunet 2e à gauche 2e rang"...
World War, 1914-1918; Military personnel; Soldiers--French; Group portraits
Group portrait of 75 men in France's 69e Régiment d'Infanterie in March, 1915. Handwritten on verso by André Jeunet: "Autun. Mars 1915". Handwritten on verso by a different hand: "André Jeunet 1e à gauche 2e rang debout (partant...
Formal portrait of André Jeunet and his cousin Robert Jeunet, both in military uniforms, taken in Paris in 1916. Printed on verso: "Photographie des Grands Magasins du Louvre" and "Ce cliché No. [71418] sera conservé pour fournier...
Portrait of Otis Skinner as a young man, with mustache and hair parted in middle. Identification derived from an annotation on mount verso. He wears a black tuxedo jacket with white vest and shirt. Skinner, an actor, director, writer, and producer,...
Autographed three-quarter length seated portrait of actress Eleanor Barry wearing her hair in a bun, a pearl necklace, a long gown with sparkly embroidered patterns, and a large floral corsage. The Stuart Robson Company, of which Eleanor Barry was...
Three-quarter length character portrait of performer Camille Cleveland seated in a chair with lions' heads carved onto the armrests, wearing a long-sleeved dress. According to an annotation on the verso of this portrait, she is in costume for a...
Full-length character portrait of American actress Fanny Davenport standing in front of a set backdrop, wearing a hat, a dress with bustled skirt, and high boots made of white calfskin. Born into a family of actors on April 10, 1850, Davenport was...
Portrait of white-haired actor J. H. Stoddart wearing a wool jacket and vest and tie with stickpin. A second generation American actor, Stoddart (1827-1907), who performed at Macauley's Theatre four times between 1893 and 1903, was the son of the...
"Tea Time at 'Clovercroft'" is inscribed in Kate Matthews' handwriting on the verso of this print, but it may also be the photograph that Kate Matthews' niece, Lillian Fletcher Brackett, referred to in a speech as "The Sisters at...
Fannie Craig, real-life model for the character Miss Allison in the Little Colonel books by Annie Fellows Johnston, sits at a piano. She is wearing a long-sleeved dark dress with white lace collar and cuffs and her head is turned toward the camera....
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--France; Manuscripts, Medieval; Illuminations 1200-1500
Leaf from a small portable Gothic Bible, copied in France in the thirteenth century. The Latin translation used throughout this period was known as the Vulgate, since Latin was the common or vulgar language read by all literate people of the time....
Busy and wide cobblestone street lined with buildings on either side. Streetcar tracks run down the street. On the street are streetcars and carriages. Pedestrians are on the streets and sidewalks. Elevated tracks run parallel to the left and...
Hotels; Lobbies; Great Northern Hotel (Chicago, Ill.); Balconies; Chandeliers
Lobby of the Great Northern Hotel, showing seating areas and a balcony around the perimeter. A large light fixture hangs from the ceiling. An ad for the hotel is printed on the verso. Postmarked 1937 on verso. Printed by E.C. Kropp Co.
