Lot 328

RPPC Ventriloquist and Jimmy Dummy Pierrot Outdoor Photograph

Estimate: $50 - $400

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Real photo postcard depicting a ventriloquist performer and dummy figure, both in Pierrot costume with ruffled collars, photographed in an outdoor or informally lit setting rather than a conventional studio backdrop. The slightly less formal quality of the image compared to studio portraits gives this card a candid character unusual for promotional ventriloquist photography of the period.



A printed caption along the lower edge partially identifies the act, with the name Jimmy visible for the dummy character, suggesting this is a companion or variant card to the Le-Hurst and Jimmy studio portrait in this grouping. The reverse bears a standard divided POST CARD format.



The front bears the printed text: Printed caption with Jimmy visible along image edge. Handwritten inscriptions read: Pencil catalog notation visible.

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