Le droit de passage

Inscription: "Series of love notes addressed to a woman named Albertine Frémoul from a man identifying himself as “votre fiancé” (signature partially illegible: “G. Rammeno...” Set of 5 cards with photo narrative of an 18th-century seduction scene. “Male” aristocrat woos a female country girl encountered on a footbridge. The captions recount the tale: “Le Droit de passage,” “L’Invitation,” “Le Beau raisin,” “Le Goûter,” “La Déclaration.” Postage stamp and postmark on recto of each card. Divided verso; notice printed full width indicating “Carte Postale. Tous le pays étrangers n’acceptent pas la correspondence au recto (se renseigner à la poste).

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Identifier: 79407x444
Collection: Postcards of Female and Male Impersonators and Cross-dressing
Institution: Human Sexuality Collection, Cornell University
Creator(s): Kunzli, Freres
Stebbing
Date Created: 1903
Genre: Ephemera
Places: France
Topic(s): Male impersonators
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 14.2 x 9 (centimeters)
Language: French
Rights: No known copyright
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