French postcard
A French postcard is a small, postcard-sized piece of cardstock featuring a photograph of a nude or semi-nude woman. Such erotic cards were produced in great volume, primarily in France, in the late 19th and early 20th century. The term was adopted in the United States, where such cards were not legally made. The cards were sold as postcards, but the primary purpose was not for sending by mail, as they would have been banned from delivery. French street vendors, tobacco shops and a variety of other vendors bought the photographs for resale to tourists.
A number of photographers and studios produced French postcards, with some of them featuring particularly popular models.
Jean Agélou
Model: Fernande
Julian Mandel
Model: Alice Prin AKA Kiki de Montparnasse
Pseudo-classical scene with kithara
Image of the Gulf of Naples with Mt. Vesuvius on left
"Formato Gabinetto"
Pantano, Naples
Zoro Garden Nudist Colony
San Diego, California
E. Le Delay
"Five nude women in dance"
"Postcard of French woman", non-nude
in style of French postcards
Postcard, Seated woman with a bust, 1920s
Postcard, Couple, 1880s
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