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Erie PA Family Group Real Photo Postcard Edwardian Men Women Children
RPPC Large Family Portrait Erie Pennsylvania Antique Photo Postcard
Postcard Description
Antique real photo postcard featuring a large outdoor family portrait from Erie, Pennsylvania. Multi-generational group includes men, women, boys, and girls dressed in Edwardian-era clothing with high-collar blouses, long skirts, jackets, ties, caps, and workwear fashions of the early 1900s. Seated man at center appears to be family patriarch while one blurred standing figure adds unusual motion effect interest. Excellent genealogical and social history RPPC with strong appeal for collectors of Pennsylvania family photography, antique portraits, and early Americana postcards.
Item Specifics
Location: Erie, Pennsylvania
Card Type: RPPC Real Photo Postcard
Subject: Family portrait, Edwardian fashion, children, outdoor group photo
Size: Standard 3.5 x 5.5 in
Interesting Facts
Family portrait postcards became popular in the early 20th century as photography grew more affordable for everyday Americans. Outdoor group portraits were often taken at family homes or gatherings because natural light produced sharper images than many indoor studios could achieve at the time.
