Boy, Cow, Dog, Pregnant Mother, Couple, Beautiful Antique Mounted Albumen Farm Photograph mechanical folk art Hitler They are not quite tight

They are not quite tight enough / the weight of the tin arms perhaps a bit too heavy for them to stay locked in place when raised

is just stunning

And of course I love the self-reflexivity of that--a daguerreotype photo of a woman holding a daguerreotype

I picked up this porcelain plate/platter because it is clearly quite fine and I think very lovely

Boy, Cow, Dog, Pregnant Mother, Couple, Beautiful Antique Mounted Albumen Farm Photograph mechanical folk art Hitler They are not quite tightA beauty of a photograph, crystal clear, richly tonal, very atmospheric, and with a with lots packed into it. Due north of this sweet looking boy (with the elbow of his sweater worn entirely through) is a woman standing in the doorway of the house, I imagine his mother, who looks to be very pregnant, watching over the scene and making for a nice echo with the parental sort of affection this boy seems have for this young cow. Along the very bottom edge