Two girls in a fake plane
By: usermattw
Tags: photography, vintage photography
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This one is a bit faded, but I love it anyway, so I’m sharing it. It’s a real photo post card that has no information except the paper manufacturer’s insignia (AZO, four triangles pointing up), which narrows the date range to 1904-1918, though I’m guessing the “1915” in the image itself is accurate. I’m assuming this is a novelty souvenir photo from a fair or something similar. It’s printed on the postcard in a slapdash way that suggests it wasn’t given the usual standard of care of a proper photo studio. Here’s what it looks like uncropped:
I wonder how long it was before these girls got to fly in a real plane, or, indeed, if they ever did.
Pics of Then 
Could it be possible that this fun photo was taken at the San Francisco World’s Fair? Either way, it’s a cool photo. š
Oh, good suggestion! I hadn’t even thought of that. It came from a box of photos that included San Francisco photos, so that’s quite likely.
I like that thought, since there was so much aviation at the PPIE. Are the buildings in the illustration any match for Panama-Pacific Expo buildings?
I wondered the same thing. The one in the lower right vaguely resembles the Tower of Jewels, but not enough to be sure. (For one thing, it didn’t have a flag in any of the pictures I’ve seen.)