Young Girl, Man On The Moon With Airplane, Fabric Clouds, Stars 1910 Real Photo Postcard

Fantasy photo postcards, which merged real photographic portraits with whimsical painted or printed backgrounds, were a highly popular novelty from the turn of the 20th century through the 1920s. This example features a young child positioned within a celestial dreamscape, a common motif where the personification of the moon, often depicted with a benevolent face, tapped into folkloric tradition and provided a comforting, imaginative aesthetic.