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Up for sale is an original, authentic antique studio group photograph card dating to the pre-WWI Imperial German era (circa 1900–1910), boasting outstanding Prussian photography studio provenance on both the front and back.
The front of the card features a large, multi-generational extended family or school group posed formally alongside a large, beautifully patterned pet companion—a short-coated dog showing the distinct spots and markings of a purebred Pointer or Dalmatian breed mix. The lower margin features the green logo imprint for \"G.A. Fischer, Stettin.\"
The reverse side of the heavy mount card is an absolute masterpiece for ephemera collectors, featuring a complete, ornate architectural column lithograph backstamp entirely printed in historic German text. It preserves original policies regarding glass plate archives, portrait enlargements up to life-size, and street entries. Most notably, the bottom features a highly unique, clean purple ink studio relocation stamp documenting a historic address change.
German Text Details on Reverse:
- Studio Name: Photographie G.A. FISCHER, STETTIN
- Street Addresses Listed: Breitestr. 2 (Broad Street), Eingang: Gr. Wollweberstr. (Great Wool-Weaver Street)
- Purple Move Stamp: \"Vom 1. April ab Paradeplatz 28/29\" (From April 1st onward at Parade Square 28/29)
Features & Condition:
- Format: Heavy Original Prussian Studio Cabinet/Portrait Card Mount
- Era: Imperial German Era / Pre-WWI (Circa 1900–1910)
- Location of Origin: Stettin, Pomerania, Germany/Prussia (Now Szczecin, Poland)
- Condition Note: As pictured, there is a prominent vertical crease/crack line running completely down the center of the card. The card stock itself remains structurally solid, and the spectacular, detailed German back-litho text and purple ink stamp remain flawlessly preserved, clean, and highly legible. Also it looks like one lady\'s face was possibly glued back on to the picture. (Or maybe replaced with someone more desirable? I\'m not sure???) Very light edge scuffing appropriate for a 115+ year old artifact.
