Evocative, captioned 70 Lb catfish in pencil on reverse.
Sight size measures 4.25 x 6.5" with stain and loss to one man's torso and obvious damage to larger mount.
Seated man appears to be blind with eyepatch and cane, wearing a pin that may be a military or veteran marker. Intimate embrace (likely brothers) is inclusive. Measures 3 3/8 x 5 3/8", soft creases...
Identified in margins. Primitive and lovely with many creases, stains and wear from years as a family token. Measures 3.5 x 5.5" and Queens NY postal mark.
Canvas back drop and wood floor, perhaps a traveling photo wagon? Seated just below the edge of the hanging American flag. Beautiful and tonal sepia. Measures 3.5 x 5.5”, very good condition with thumb crease...
Marvelous. Handmade clown costume, dirty farm boots and SWEET animal posed with oil cloth back drop in the dirt.
Measures 3.5 x 5.5", sunlight exposure sepia. Very nice condition, CYKO back.
William Rau was a seminal name in the opening decades of the early 20thc. He photographed Teddy Roosevelt's Inauguration, the Eruption of Mount Pelee and was the OFFICIAL photographer of the St. Louis World's Fair....
Remarkably beautiful and compelling, only one woman's face hints at any possible discomfort. Bare necks, suggestive eyes and lips would still have been highly suspect. It must be considered these were working women, at very...