A woman poses in a studio wearing a dark sailor-style blouse with a broad collar, matching trousers, and a flat cap. She stands with one foot on a small stool and her arms crossed, against a painted backdrop of a rustic fence and foliage. The nautical costume reflects the early twentieth-century popularity of sailor collars and middy blouses in women's sportswear and children's dress. Trousers and a cap make the outfit more theatrical than everyday wear, a familiar kind of studio costume portrait from the period.
Sepia-toned real photo postcard; studio backdrop with painted fence and branches; divided-back AZO real-photo card (AZO stamp box with triangles up top, down bottom, c. 1918-1930); sepia matte print, no white border; large black ink blotches at corners; handwritten file numbers "RMLJ 6-" and "#41" at top, no address or message written. Postmark: none visible. Printed back: "POST CARD" heading, "CORRESPONDENCE" and "ADDRESS" headings, and publisher imprint "FIOS PHOTO STUDIO / 61 Monroe Ave. 2nd Floor / Detroit, Mich. / Phone Main 6856."
Cite this card
Woman in sailor suit, Detroit, MI, circa 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/woman-in-sailor-suit-detroit-mi-circa-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.
