Lot 342

RPPC Flapper on Paper Moon Painted Cloud and Star Backdrop

Estimate: $50 - $400

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Real photo postcard studio photograph depicting a flapper posed together on a large "paper moon" prop with a painted night sky and cloud backdrop with star motifs. She is posed on the curved surface of the moon facing the camera in a staged portrait arrangement typical of novelty studio photography at amusement parks and photographic studios of the early twentieth century.



The painted cloud and star backdrop gives this card a more elaborate theatrical quality than plainer dark sky examples. Flapper portraits using "Paper moon" props were unusual among this popular novelty studio photography formats.



The reverse reads: Standard divided POST CARD reverse.

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