Antique Postcard RPPC Switzerland House Portrait Tenants Windows People Posing Necklace Length_19-20 inches 5 inch (68-88mm)

5 inch (68-88mm)

Front: Features the State Emblem of the Soviet Union (Hammer and Sickle on a globe beneath a red star) framed by ornate classical Soviet geometric patterns

round cabochons and set in bullet-back gold-plated brass

This is a black gemstone carved into an 8-pointed star

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Antique Postcard RPPC Switzerland House Portrait Tenants Windows People Posing Necklace Length_19-20 inches 5 inch (68-88mm)This card is a fantastic example of a turn of the century European "house portrait." During the golden age of postcards, local traveling photographers would take commissions from building owners or families to photograph their homesteads. Look closely, and you will spot occupants peering out from three separate windows. It captures an intimate, candid cross section of early 20th century Swiss neighborhood life. Size: Standard 3. 5 x 5. 5" Era: Early