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		My name is Calvin Code: fishing1000 $0.00 Here is my all time favorite postcard, circa the 1900s or so. This posed real photo view has so much going on it's amazing. Check out the perfectly parted slicked down hair, the beady eyes, the pressed pinstriped suit and bow tie, the straining button, and finally, the shining trout daintily held on the napkin across surprisingly skinny legs. I've speculated endlessly about this photo, most especially asking - did "Calvin" really catch this beautiful fish? There's something about the way he's holding it that looks so staged, so tentative, so uncomfortable, it makes me think he didn't. If he did catch it, he packed it in ice, rushed back to his hotel, got dressed to the nines, and then found a photographer who sat him down in front of a cloth back drop... Hmm. Plus, if he did catch it, he should be looking directly at the camera, grinning from ear to ear. What was the REAL story??? Quantity in Basket: none
		Fantasy Fish and Man Code: fishing1002 $0.00 I adore this fun fantasy view of man holding colored fish which are tied up with brightly colored bows. I printed it up on canvas and put it in my bedroom so I could look at it some more. This is an early French (one presumes) handcolored photograph. If you look really, really closely, you'll see that the man's face and hands have pink makeup on them. The background is fully of beiges and aqua, and the fish, well, aren't they great?! I love his suit, too. Extremely well done. 1er Avril, i.e. April Fools. Postmark 1919. Quantity in Basket: none
		It May Sound Big, 1930s/40s Code: fishing1050 $0.00 It May Sound Big, But Here It Is. Great linen cartoon view with super coloring. Quantity in Basket: none
		Super Successful Fishermen Code: fishing300 $0.00 Real photo view of group of people with day's catch, circa the turn of the century or thereabouts. No wonder there're none left. For the "Ladies Only" view of this group, see fishing301, under our "Women Fishing" category, on page 3. Quantity in Basket: none
		Snake Charmers, Ceylon Code: SL0005 $0.00 Wonderful real photo view of Snake Charmers charming no fewer than six cobras. Wow. Quantity in Basket: none
		That's SOME SNAKE! Code: MEN2000 $0.00 When I tell people that literally EVERYTHING is on a postcard, sometimes they don't believe me. They should!! This is one of those funky postcards that when you see it, you just have to have it. I don't know anything about this view: where it is, who these soldiers are, when it was taken. But who cares? Look at that snake!! The head is plainly visible, held by the fellow to the far left. It must be dead - gross! There are twenty two men in the picture, and ten are using both hands to hold the snake up. If their shoulders were approx. 24" wide, then the portion of the snake we see is about 20' long. The thing is... the snake is just as thick to the far right as it is when it starts. What I'm trying to say is that is shows no signs of tapering off. In other words: just how long was this snake??? Wow. Thirty feet long? Forty feet long? Who found it? Who caught it? How was it killed? These postcards can drive you crazy sometimes... Quantity in Basket: none
		Eisenhower Home Code: Men1000 $0.00 Mid-1950s real photo view of an unsmiling Dwight David Eisenhower in front of the "Eisenhower Home" in Abilene, Kansas. Nice details: brick-paved driveway, lattice on porch. Quantity in Basket: none
		Charles Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis Code: Men0005 $0.00 Fine real photo view of Charles Lindbergh standing in front of the Spirit of St. Louis. If anyone can help me date this I'd appreciate it! Wonderful details. Quantity in Basket: none

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