Real Photo Postcard, unused. AZO stamp box. Circa 1907 – 1918.

Price:  $10.00

The divided back plus AZO stamp box, with all four triangles pointing up, places this Real Photo Postcard at around 1907 – 1918. We can tell the original photo was of the studio variety from the fake backdrop; it’s a charmer of a youngish mother and father with their infant son or daughter. The child wears a white gown and a very unusual bonnet with sides that stick out. (We wonder how the child felt about that bonnet later on!) The woman wears a short-sleeved corduroy dress with lace applied at the sleeves and in a “V” at the neck, a large-brimmed hat, and gloves. The man wears a pin-striped, three-piece suit and tie. We can see that his shirt collar is of the pointed, turned down variety. A shadow was produced in the photo from the collar that is not laying flat. He wears a hat with a short brim that is perched back on his head, maybe because he was having his photo taken, and we can see the shine on his right shoe and notice the side buttons. Also, if you look closely at this photo you will see the stuffed animal that the child is holding; it looks like a lion, and you’ll notice that the mother is making sure the lion stays in one place for the photo. We might imagine that this photo could have been taken after the child’s christening, or perhaps it was part of the family’s Sunday excursion to the park, after attending church.