Michael Lehr Antiques
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Wed, Jun 17, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 2194

Real Photo Postcard Performer or Figure Before Steam Locomotive Crowd Scene

Estimate: $50 - $1,000

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Real photo postcard depicting a performer or costumed figure posed before a large steam locomotive with a crowd of onlookers visible in the background. The outdoor setting with a working railway locomotive and assembled audience suggests a public event, fair, or promotional appearance rather than a studio photograph. The scale of the locomotive and crowd give this card a strong documentary character. The reverse bears a divided POST CARD format with a handwritten ink notation reading Joinia Sich Wright, Do Some Body, dated 11/11/07. The early date of November 1907 and the outdoor public event context place this card among the earlier examples in this collection. The combination of a theatrical or costumed performer with a locomotive and public crowd is an unusual and visually arresting subject within novelty and entertainment postcard photography. Handwritten inscriptions read: Ink notation dated 11/11/07 on reverse.

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