I always enjoy looking at how people were dressed, so I was pleased to find this card amongst a lot we bought at auction. I noticed the signature under the chair when I was scanning the card and looked it up. The photographer was Henri Manuel (1874-1947) who was famous for his work and you can still buy posters today. I haven’t been able to find a biography of him though.
On Saturday we’re off to another auction in la Rochelle. I can’t wait to see what interesting cards we come home with.
7 comments:
I love looking at vintage clothing. I like the early 20's flapper girls.:o)
Titania: I'll keep a look out for flapper girls, haven't seen one yet!
Great photo!!! Super blog!!!
JJ :D
Very classy. Wouldn't you just love to put something like that on?
Nature Nut: Thanks for your comment and the compliment!
Willow: I'd love to dress up, we used to have a place in La Rochelle where you could dress up and have your photo taken, I don't know if it's still there.
There is a little information about Henri Manuel on the Wikipedia page below.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Manuel
The same page has a couple of links to further sources.
Linda
http://aboutcards.blogspot.com
Linda: Thank you for the link; interesting to note the change in date of birth from 1847 to 1874!
A man of great talent
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