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Changing cabins, Le Havre, France. le. 1919 PC1920 Costume Stripped shirt and shorts, shoes, hat. Black maillot pantaloon, shoes, hat. L. Actions A young woman tying her shoe watches another heavyset lady enter a bathhouse (1). Commentary "Restaurant de la Plage," the eating place of the beach, lies behind the changing cabins as the central object of our focus, an overeater, enters her cabana. The boards and gravel suggest the English Channel lies behind us. This picture postcard combines elements of the real world with a staged situation and is an early example of what is called a "humorous" in the postcard trade. Source "Baigneuses," divided back photo image postcard, ND Phot mark, Neurdein et Cie, 52, Av. de Breteuil, Paris, cancelled in 1919, so postcard could be older. Source Imperial Collectables, Internet, 2002. 1 picture. |
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