The Novelty Photobooth - An Examination

Here is a collection of Novelty Photobooth souvenirs from the New Chinatown Series and others that are similar. So far as LOST GALLERY knows, these are all "Found Photographs."

In this collections LOST GALLERY will try to show similarities in the backdrops, flats and cutouts used. You will be able to see the changes and adaptations of the matte designs. Ideas are repaired, improved and even stolen from one booth to another.

For this page LOST GALLERY will try to stick mostly to the style where just a cut-out is made for a person's head only.

The novelty photographs using props are reserved for another page.

Stay tuned.

-- The Cocktail Glass --

This example from the collection of
Chinatowncharlie2

These three are probably the same backdrop but upgraded or repainted or repaired.

anyjazz65

Although the design is the same, the details change.

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

Look at the pattern in the man's suit.

-- More Cocktail Glass --

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

This one and the next one are probably identical including the camera position.

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

This print has more contrast.

From the collection of
billiken2008

-- The Seltzer Bottle --

From the collection of
Billiken2008

-- The Hula Dancers --

From the collection of
Hepped-up on Goofballs

The one above and the next one are very similar but not identical.

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

There has been a bit of touch up to one or the other.

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

Here is another that is very similar but not identical. Note the difference in the grass skirt on the right figure.

From the collection of
ozfann22

-- More Hula Dancers --

From the collection of
Hepped-up on Goofballs

Note the similarity to the four above with some obvious changes. The left figure is almost unchanged.

From the collection of
Chalkdog

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

-- Show Girls --

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

Contributed by
Sherry Schmidt

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

The two on the left are very similar and are perhaps identical. The photographs are not clear enough to tell for sure.

The one on the right is similar but not identical.

From the position of the legs and the fingers, all three are obviously the same panel, each with some upgrades or touch up.

-- More Show Girls --

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

From the collection of
Ozfan22

From the collection of
ozfan22

-- More Show Girls --

From the collection of anyjazz65

From the collection of Simpleinsomnia

-- Trios --

From the collection of Sherry Schmidt

anyjazz65

Note that this one is the reverse of the next one. The negative was probably unintentionally reversed.

From the collection of Sherry Schmidt

Note that the example above is the reverse of the one just to the left.

From the collection of Sherry Schmidt

This one is a different cut-out flat but two of the prop hats are seen in the one just to the left.

-- More Trios --

Contributed by Sherry Schmidt

The one above and the next one are very similar. Only a few changes have been made. See the rear wheel.

anyjazz65

From the collection of wallflower810

The one above and the next one may be identical and taken in the same season or even hours apart. The camera position is even the same.

From the collection of ozfan22

-- The Bath --

From the collection of atypicalart

From the collection of TASTEVICK

From the collection of TASTEVICK

From the collection of TASTEVICK

-- The Donkeys --

anyjazz65

This one and the next one are probably identical. They might have been taken the same season or perhaps only hours apart. The camera position is even the same.

From the collection of AtypicalArt

-- The Donkeys and Others--

From the collection of chinatowncharlie2

From the collection of chinatowncharlie2 From the collection of Ozfan

From the collection of Sherry Schmidt

-- Transportation --

From the Collection of AtypicalArt

anyjazz65

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

-- More Transportation --

From the collection of
Sherry Schmidt

anyjazz65

anyjazz65

-- Couples --

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

From the collection of
Hepped-up on goofballs

From the collection of
simpleinsomnia

This one is a rare find. Three Poses, Same People!
It's from the TASTEVICK
Flickr collection

-- More Couples --

From the collection of
billiken2008

Contributed by
Sherry Schmidt

From the collection of
anyjazz65

This is obviously a more modern version since it is a Polaroid print.

Contributed by
Sherry Schmidt

-- Individual Women --

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

anyjazz65

From the collection of
WonderfullyStrange

From the collection of
Addie-B

-- Individual Men --

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

From the collection of
AtypicalArt

From the collection of
AtypicalArt

From the collection of
AtypicalArt

-- More Individual Men --

From the collection of
AtypicalArt

From the collection of
AtypicalArt

From the collection of
chinatowncharlie2

-- Two Man Cutout --

Contributed by
Sherry Schmidt

anyjazz65

-- Groups --

From the Flickr collection of
ozfan22

From the Flickr collection of
Alan Mays


From the collection of
BrianBlair

Contributors include:
AtypicalArt
Chinatowncharlie2
ozfan22
Sherry Schmidt
tastevick
simpleinsomnia

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