B+W photo postcard of man and woman posed at a Coney Island booth, N.Y., 1914.
Entry/Object ID
2015.013.1017
Description
Black-and-white photographic postcard of man and woman posed at a Coney Island booth ("Coney Island Express"), New York, 1914.
Real photo postcard (rppc), 3-3/8" x 5-1/2"; divided back, PMC stamp box; unused and unposted. Photographer not indicated. Reverse had penciled date: 1914.
The man and woman are not identified. This card came from the collections of the former United Decorating Company. The company did sell vintage postcards in its later years, but as this one was held in the archives of past work done by them it suggests a personal association.
The Kirchgessner family owned that business. The man may possibly be William Kirchgessner; the woman may possibly be Emma Kirchgessner, both children of the company founder, Robert Kirchgessner.
Acquisition
Accession
2015.013
Source or Donor
Kirchgessner, Roy
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of Roy Kirchgessner; United Decorating Company.
Made/Created
Artist
n/a
Date made
1914
Place
Location
Coney Island, NY
Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 in
Width
5-1/2 in
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2015-03-12
