The Mysterious “Miss Wally”. She is one of the most famous postcard models in the early 1900s and it seems that she was German. (More info about her below)
The Mysterious “Miss Wally”. She is one of the most famous postcard models in the early 1900s and it seems that she was German. (More info about her below)
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“Miss Wally” (might be a fictional name) was a German model that appears in a big number of postcards. Her life and identity are pretty much a mystery.
According to this [source](http://rosspostcards.com/RPH_Model_ID.html) she was German, born and raised in Berlin:
“Miss Wally, who carefully conceals her family name, is known as the prettiest and most sought-after model in Germany. She was originally on the stage, playing children’s roles in the Deutschea Theatres, under Prof. Max Reinhart, the “Belasco of Germany” . . . Prof. Reinhart took special interest in Miss Wally and gave her dramatic instructions, but soon she left the stage when she found that posing for photographers was her real vocation, paid her better and gave her a more agreeable life. She is now engaged by Ernst Schneider, the foremost German photographer, and poses every day for twenty or thirty photographs. Her portrait has become known all over the world, and it can safely be said that no other model has ever reached similar popularity. Miss Wally is said to receive a yearly salary of $9,000. She was born and brought up in Berlin.”
You can see more pictures of her in [this](https://www.pinterest.pt/j_ritsema/wally-vintage-postcard-model/wallys-fashions/) Pinterest Gallery and also [here](http://rosspostcards.com/Rotophot4000.html).
That’s pretty interesting. The style of clothes and accessories is very similar to those old porcelain dolls I sometimes see around. Guess that was the fashion of that time
I LOVE that Rotophot link, thank you! So many great photos.
I’ve seen her earlier! Thanks for story. She looks amazing…I feel this photo such as example of lost beauty.