Search Results: Titles starting with K from House of Mirth Photos

3.5" x 5" vintage color snapshot of a boy mid-air in his karate garb. Date stamped 1973. In good condition.

Well-to-do unnamed woman Scholl teacher from an unnamed place near Keene, N.H. She kept a journal most days (there are a fair bit of empty pages in certain journals). There are 11 diaries preserved in this set (1929-1930, 1940-1942, 1952-1957). Her whereabouts, and subtle observations through the 1930's are entirely lost, and nearly all of the 1940's. Her entries throughout the decades record the mundane, the domestic, the weather, the radio signal (and eventually the television), her relationships, etc. These entries tell of the American experience specific to New England, specific to her social and economic class, specific to womanhood. She had the pleasantries of frequent company, but she found herself to be melancholy and displeased. She claimed that there was often not much to say, but she kept herself busy with company and other forms of entertainment. She regularly attended the cinema and took occasional outings to the opera. One time she tells of seeing Houdini's brother doing magic… Read More

2.375" x 3.25" vintage snapshot of a kewpie doll holding a flag. Writing on the image, makes this a nice little folk art piece.

10 x 11.75" album made of a stiff woven beige material with "Album" on the cover in gold. The album is spiral bound with adhesive pages. Contains 44 fun color photos from an event called Fantasy Fest held in Key West, Florida around 1980. The festival is a series of costume parties and parades held in Key West in October which started in 1979 and is still held annually (source). Because of the party atmosphere, almost all of the photos feature groups of people in costumes having a good time. Some of the more recognizable costumes include Darth Vader and Muppet characters Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker. Many of the costumes feature men cross-dressing. Several photos were taken in front of The Fountains Restaurant & Bar. Photos measure between 3.5 x 5" and 5 x 3.5" and are held to adhesive pages. There are no annotations.

Three scrapbooks dated between 1911-1913, put together by student Katharine G. Sanford. Each item has a stamp from J. W. Schermerhorn & Co., NYC, and each is signed and dated by Katharine. One scrapbook is for cutting, one is for holding (folding?) and one is for sewing. The Cutting scrapbook measures 11" x 12." Twenty-nine of sixty pages are used with 68 different examples. Eight of these are unattached. One page may have been repaired. The examples are colorful and, in many cases, they are intricate in design. Three pages have painting on the page. There are tears to the flap enclosure and stains to the covers. In good overall condition. The Holding (folding?) scrapbook also measures 11" x 12." Twenty-two of fifty pages are used and a few items are loose. There are 73 different folded paper examples and one large piece comprised of 17 smaller folded pieces. On a few pages, there are notes in pencil where things should have been placed. Notes include "form of life," "vase of flowers," etc. There… Read More

6" x 8' mount with a 3.75" x 5.5" photo of a dog, which I believe is a King Charles Spaniel, on a table. The photo is credited to A. D. Bank, Cleveland. Some marks and dings to the mount.

7.25" x 11.25" photo album from Momoyama High School for Girls in Kyoto, Japan. It looks to be from the 1920s or 30s, and there are 24 photos of various sizes, all pasted to the page. A couple of pages look like a previous photo was removed in favor of another photo, as there are marks to a few pages. The last two pages are unused, otherwise it is complete. There is both handwritten text and printed text. Photos show the buildings, teachers, students, different classes and activities and in some of the photos, the girls are wearing kimonos.