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Vintage 1945-60s American Family Lot 5 Photos 2.75x3.75-2.25x3.25 B&W Orig
Original vintage mid-20th-century American family snapshot and studio portrait photographs on paper, offered as a lot of five small black-and-white views of women and children from the United States.
One snapshot dated 1945 shows a man, woman, and young boy identified on the reverse as \"Ben - Mom - Jim,\" standing together in a grassy outdoor setting with trees and open land behind them; the father in a brimmed hat and open jacket leans toward the mother in a light dress and apron, while the child in a small suit stands at the front.
A second snapshot from May 13, 1946 depicts \"Gertrude\" standing on a front porch in a belted short-sleeved dress with the house\'s clapboard siding, shuttered windows, and picket railing framing the view; handwritten notes on the back describe her outfit as \"Nan \'Heartbeats\' Dress,\" \"Silver Marguerite Cross,\" \"Gold lapel watch,\" \"Silver cameo bracelet,\" \"Brown slippers,\" and hair styled in \"up-sweeps.\"
One studio portrait presents a school-age boy posed against a plain background, wearing a plaid jacket and neatly combed hair with his hand resting under his chin; the reverse is stamped \"REPRODUCTION OF THIS PRINT ILLEGAL SHELLEY STUDIO LANCASTER, PA.\" and inscribed in ink \"Pat age 6.\"
Another studio portrait features a young woman in an off-the-shoulder dark top and single-strand necklace, smiling and wearing cat-eye glasses in a classic head-and-shoulders graduation-style view; the back carries a personal inscription reading \"Pat- To my ever-lovin\' friend from Telford. Don\'t forget our weekend in Red Lion. Keep that smiling disposition. Helen.\"
The fifth image is a bust-length portrait of a young woman printed on heavier card stock, with subtle hand tinting that adds warm color to her face and a small yellow accent to the pin on the front of her light dress.
The photographs are printed on gelatin-silver paper or card with narrow light borders, and their backs show a mix of printed studio information, inked dates including \"May 6 - 1945\" and \"May 13 - 1946 (Mother Day),\" numeric stamp \"855,\" and the various handwritten identifications described above.
The lot consists of loose, unmounted, unframed original vintage photographs only; any brass display stand or other props visible in the listing images are used solely for scale and presentation and are not included.
A separate handwritten slip included with the group reads \"American Family Life Set of 5 photos ≈ 2.75\" x 3.75\" ≈ 2.5\" x 3.5\" ≈ 2.25\" x 3.25\".\"
Actual Measurements: ≈ 2.75 x 3.75 in, ≈ 2.5 x 3.5 in, ≈ 2.25 x 3.25 in.
Condition: Original vintage mid-20th-century American family snapshot and studio portrait photographs on paper with typical light handling and storage wear from age and use. Image surfaces on the four smaller gelatin-silver prints show mild age toning with scattered small marks and faint surface scuffs but no tears or paper loss. Corners and edges on these prints display slight softening and a gentle curl from previous storage. The hand-tinted bust portrait on heavier card stock exhibits heavier wear, including multiple creases and bends across the lower portion of the image, edge rubbing, surface abrasions, and chipping with minor paper loss along the bottom border and corners. Backs carry handwritten dates, names, studio stamps, and personal inscriptions as shown, and the lot is offered as five loose unmounted and unframed original photographs only, with any brass display stand or other props visible in the listing images used solely for scale and presentation and not included.
