Real photo postcard studio photograph depicting a group of four individuals posed together on a large crescent moon prop against a painted night sky and cloud backdrop. The group is arranged in a lively composition along the curved surface of the moon with varied poses and expressions, giving the card a more animated character than many formally posed moon portraits of the period.


The reverse bears a standard divided POST CARD format with correspondence and name and address sections. Group moon portraits with four subjects are among the more visually engaging examples of the paper moon novelty photography genre, and the informal animated quality of this composition distinguishes it from more stiffly posed examples within this collection.


The reverse reads: Standard divided POST CARD reverse with correspondence and address sections. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation visible.