tuesday-johnson:ca. 1860-70s, [carte de visite portrait of two men with their hands at their hips; t
tuesday-johnson:ca. 1860-70s, [carte de visite portrait of two men with their hands at their hips; the gent on the left, a furrow at his brow] via Cowan’s Auctions Photographed in working clothes and stout boots rather than the formal stiff collars and polished shoes of the usual sitters, this handsome pair with arms interlinked appear to be country chaps, or at very least have some rough-and-ready employment where toughness and practicality matters over all else. What, I wonder, was the significance of each having one sleeve rolled high? -- source link
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