Young French Football Rugby Player Kit Ball Boots (Vintage RPPC ~1910s)

vintage french real photo postcard from the early twentieth century featuring a striking studio portrait of a young athlete. the boy is proudly posing in full sports kit, holding an early leather oval-shaped ball under his arm, which was used for both rugby and early association football variants of the era.
he is wearing a dark collared jersey, white shorts with a belt, distinctive horizontally striped knee-high socks, and antique leather athletic boots with laces. the background shows a classic painted studio backdrop featuring a river or lake and soft trees.
the back is formatted as a french carte postale with a central divider line and sections for correspondance and adresse. it is completely blank and unposted.

matte gelatin silver print

size: ~ 9 x 14 cm (1 cm ~ 0.39 inch)