Large School Class Portrait of Boys & Girls Posed on the Stone School Steps RPPC

Description

View Large School Class Portrait of Boys & Girls Posed on the Stone School Steps RPPC with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. The stamp box, featuring four triangles pointing up, indicates a production date between 1904 and 1918. Stamp : None. Overview This is a sharp and wonderfully detailed real photo postcard featuring a large class of elementary schoolchildren from the early 20th century. The group of approximately thirty boys and girls is posed formally on the stone steps of their impressive brick and stone school building. The image is a classic slice of American educational history, capturing the serious expressions and modest attire of students from the 1910s era. The AZO stamp box on the reverse helps to date the photograph. Front of Postcard The photograph is a large, formal group portrait of an elementary school class, composed of approximately thirty boys and girls, posed on the exterior steps of their school. The children are arranged in several rows on the wide stone steps, creating a tiered composition. The girls in the front row are dressed in a variety of dresses, some simple, some with pinafores over them. The boys, mostly in the back rows, wear collared shirts, with some also wearing jackets. They are posed at the entrance of a substantial school building constructed of brick and rough-cut stone, which frames the group. Reverse Side Handwritten Correspondence (None) Postal History & Printed Details Postmark : None. Stamp : None. Layout : Divided Back with faded "POST CARD" at the top and headers for correspondence and address sections. Publisher Information : The postcard was printed on AZO photographic paper. The stamp box, featuring four triangles pointing up, indicates a production date between 1904 and 1918. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Postcards & Supplies › Postcards › Non-Topographical Postcards.

Country of Origin

United States

Unit of Sale

Single Unit

Number of Items in Set

1

Type

Real Photo (RPPC)

Era

Real Photo (1900-Now)

Size

Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)

Theme

Children & Infants, People, Photographs, Studentica

Time Period Manufactured

1900-1919

Original/Licensed Reprint

Original

Subject

Portrait