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Zeppelin: Japanese vintage Postcard

June 9th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Japan, photograph, vintage photo, vintage postcard
Old Japanese Photo-Postcard, depicting a Zeppelin-airship over a Japanese village. Real photo as postcard. Unused, minor wear, app. 1915

Girl and 2 Teddies: Large Studio Photo from 1925

November 30th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in bear, photography, teddy, vintage photo
Cute studio photo, depicting a little girl and two teddy-bears, a white one and a black one.The photo has been signed by the photographer .The size of the actual photo is 6,5 x 9 inches ( 16,5 x 22 cm), including the matting it is: 8,5 x 12,5 ( 21,5 x 31 cm). Fine condition.

Japanese Kids in Litter. Tinted Albumen Photo, 1880s

October 23rd, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Japan, photograph, vintage photo
Antique Japan Photograph: Albumen photo, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. The photo depicts two Japanese children, carried in a sedan by 2 men. 3,5 x 5,5 inches, sharp photo, fine condition, app. 1880.

Antique Japanese Albumen Photo. Amidaike Osaka. 10 x 8

October 14th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in Albumen Photo, Japan, antiques, photography, vintage photo
Decorative, antique Japanese Albumen Photo, tinted, thin paper, fixed on paper with small glue spots at he corners. Fine condition. Text in plate: 345 Amidaike Osaka.app. 1880. The photo depicts Buddha statues at Amidaike temple.More Japanese Albumen Photos HERE

Emil Scaria CdV. Photo by Luckhardt.

September 14th, 2009 | Comments Off | Posted in CdV, history, vintage photo
Austrian bass Emil Scaria (1838 - 1886) made his début (1860) in Budapest as Saint-Bris (Les Huguenots). He made appearances in Dessau, Leipzig, and Dresden.In 1863 he appeared with the Leipzig Opera; in 1864 he was working in Dresden. He was engaged by the Vienna State Opera in 1872.From 1873 until his death Scaria was engaged at the Vienna Hofoper. While in London performing a Ring Cycle he

Brigitte Helm, Metropolis Actress. Portrait Photo by Ross. Ca. 1930

November 17th, 2007 | Comments Off | Posted in celebrity, memorabilia, metropolis, vintage photo
Brigitte Helm, unforgettable actress in Fritz Lang’s film “Metroplolis”. Impressive portrait photo, published by Ross, UFA. Size: 3,5 x 5,5 inches. As it has been pasted in an album there are glue- and paper remnants at the back. Brigitte Eva Gisela Schittenhelm (1908 – 1996 ) was a German actress, most famous for her role as Maria in Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film, Metropolis. After