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Faux beach, Berlin, Germany le. 1908 PC086S Costume Ladies in pairs and triplets in stripped sleeveless maillot pantaloons. Hats. Shoes and bare feet. Also striped pantaloon as above and a longer dresslike maillot. TL. Cleavage. Actions These popular postcard German bathing beauties wear fancy striped pantaloons and hats. Some are barefoot, others wear shoes, and many have their feet hidden underwater. Lesbian themes and suggestions of one gal leading another into more daring behavior abound--like smoking. The sets include: Serie 372 (1, 2). Serie 483 (3, 4, 5, 6). Serie 845 (7, 8, 9, 10, 11). Serie 1068 (12, 13). Serie 1070 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25). Serie 1086 (26). Commentary These technologically advanced striped maillot pantalooned ladies are VERY risqué for the period. These duets and trios frolic in a fantasy world wearing fantasy costumes. The appeal of these pictures is worldwide, perhaps because they are covered enough to justify muster with sensors and families, but uncovered and situational enough to offer genuine challenges to censors and families. I mean not only will the mainstream run right through this silhouette, they will run past it into the deux-pièces and the bikini. Source K. V. I. B. [aka K.V.I.B., KVIB. Also found with the "I" represented as lower case "i", both in digital and printed presentations, (possibly to avoid letter confusion) K. V. i. B., K.V.i.B., KViB. Divided back postcards, Germany, previous to 1908. Series when known is indicated below. These are produced in vast numbers and distributed all over the world. Photography is combined with a rich drawn environment and the color reproduction, advanced for the time, may involve chromolithography. Cards tend to be thickish with damaged corners and edges, but intact in the main. Size 5 1/2" x 3 1/2". In terms of our own modifications, note with with the exception of the original scan(s) detailed below all of these begin with jpgs, often at lower resolution. May include jpg artifacts; we have also tended to clean up edges, square corners, expand into a full dynamic range, and increase contrast. With the help of our correspondents we hope to refine the factual details, replace lower-resolution scans with higher resolution, and augment these with any outstanding images. More details: PC0862_0372, Serie 372, with the word "Post Card" appearing in multiple languages on the back--but in German and French first. Number 372 only, no publisher name. American Franklin one cent stamp (1902-1910). Purchased Antique Mall, Syracuse, NY, 2004. This is the same chair and set as PC0HA0. Very likely the publisher is K. V. i. B., Germany. PC0862_0483, Serie 483, with the word "Post Card" appearing in multiple languages on the back--but in German and French first. Postmarked 1912 in America. Purchased flea market, Syracuse, NY, 2003[old number PC122018]. Others [old PC0863, PC0864, PC0865] collected ebay luckypostcards, 2006, ebay nanceestar, 2008. PC086S_0845, Series 845 K.V.I.B. #12. Leadership. Research and scans via ebay nanceestar, macmac10, 2009; scans also ebay josandianta, 2005. Macmac also reports a second branding on this, "KVIB 12 Serie 845. W.J.H. Series Ipswich No. 359", where W.J.H. may be an American distributor. PC086S_1065, Serie 1065 K. V. i. B. 12, Includes Pony GIrls. On one sample [old PC0860] the word "post card" appearing in multiple languages on the back--but in German and French first. Sources include postcard postmarked Sylvan Beach, NY, July 15, 1908, and purchased Antique Mall, Syracuse, NY, 2004. Ebay josandanita, 2006. Ebay, 2009. PC086S_1070, Series 1070 K.V.I.B. #12. The "Three Smokers", backsides, and others. The Circle Dancers are believe to be part of this set, as are the sitting gals and the dock (20 and 30). Serious data and scan via ebay nanceestar, 2008. Also ebay josandiana, 2005; ebay *foxy*creations*, 2005; ebay, 2008; Circle Dancers, ebay joanies_house_of_treasurers, 2005. ebay 113grubbs, 2008; ebay niamniam, used 1907, 2009. It is uncertain if the trio with the umbrella or sneaking on the dock (80 and 90) are part of this set or Serie 1065, sources are ebay scrappy801, 2006; ebay grapefruitmoongallery, 2008. Also attributed are another walking on the dock (00-09) from Badideas, Vintage Erotic Art CD-ROM, c. 2007. PX086S_1086, Series 1086 KVIB #12. Sources ebay antiquepostcards, 2006; ebay 113grubbs, 2008. Not positive about this series number. 26 pictures. |
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