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jondar

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Old picture need help identifying
« on: August 10, 2010, 02:47:10 pm »
This old picture has been sitting in an upstairs bedroom for a long time.  This came from my stepdad's family in southern Illinois.  His grandad was a Civil War Soldier who came home from that conflict and built a house which passed down to succeeding generations.  The house was full of old items and when my mom married him they decided to move to Kansas and only brought what my stepdad didn't want to part with.  This picture was one of those items. As is always the case, I simply didn't ask enough questions about the old things.  I'm sure it's not worth a lot but would like to know more about it.

The picture proper is almost 36" high and 10" wide.  It is printed in many colors, the jewels on the ladys dress are red, green and blue.  The gem in her brooch at her neckline is realistically painted and the picture reminds me of maybe an old theatre poster but I think that it isn't that.  The frame, which is nothing much, was coming apart and I removed the picture and repaired the frame.  While out of the frame I went over it pretty well and the only printing I could find on it was "Roman Beauty "Pro...........    Maybe "products" maybe not. I don't know.  What do you do with old things like this?  Did they make calendars this large maybe with the dates and days at the bottom?  Any ideas or suggestions gratefully accepted.           Jon

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Re: Old picture need help identifying
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2010, 03:25:48 pm »
Very cool old print there , jondar .

Perhaps related to "Royal Beauty Toilet Articles & Face Bleach" product line , c1899-ish .

I'd suggest getting some acid-free matting & backing done on it , if you're of a mind to .
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Re: Old picture need help identifying
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2010, 04:46:33 pm »
She looks very similiar to the woman on some of Pepsi-Cola's old serving trays.

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Re: Old picture need help identifying
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2010, 04:51:10 pm »
LIke this one.......

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Re: Old picture need help identifying
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2010, 06:09:21 pm »
Did the printing on the back of the image appear to go with it? Say for example could it have been an entirely separate ad on the reverse of this image? The reason I ask is that this looks to me like some type of advertising print that has been cut down and framed. Agree, its a lovely image and it would be nice to see the deterioration halted, if not repaired.
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jondar

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Re: Old picture need help identifying
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2010, 06:26:06 pm »
It's been about five years since I repaired the frame but working from memory (in my case a bad idea)
I believe the printing was done at the very extreme lower edge of the front.  I've kicked around the idea of making a nicer frame for it, not that hard a job, and it would look a lot better.  I've returned many items of his, including the family Bible and family photo album with photos going back into the 20's to his living relatives in Illinois but I'm sure none of them would remember this picture.

I agree with you that this was some kind of advertising and does resemble the picture on that tray.