An unidentified woman appears five times in the same composition in this real photo postcard multigraph by Albert Studio, Arkansas and Beach Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey. The undivided back postcard format and the style of dress are consistent with the early 1900s, and the card's Atlantic City origin places it among the resort boardwalk novelty studios that made multigraph portraits a popular souvenir for visiting tourists. The reverse bears a penciled notation reading 10/26/02, which if accurate as a date would place this among the earliest examples of the real photo postcard multigraph format.
The subject wears a dark ribbed jacket with a large ruffled white jabot at the neckline and a flower-trimmed hat with pale blossoms across the brim. In this unusual multigraph, the central figure faces directly toward the camera creating a symmetrical arrangement that reveals the subject's full hat and costume from multiple angles simultaneously. A wooden chair back is visible behind the central figure.
The Albert Studio's location at the corner of Arkansas Avenue and the Beach in Atlantic City placed it directly in the heart of the resort district, where boardwalk studios produced novelty portraits for vacationers throughout the early twentieth century. The reverse bears catalog notations "AFGHZ LL" at lower right.
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