Cotton Pickers, Hugely Atmopheric Antique Real Photo Postcard Knowles & Maxim even easier to hang

even easier to hang

as there should be

but even more so a good found face

the spools would be used in conjunction with a lacemaking "pillow" (essentially a pillow with a simple armature for holding the ends of the spool) which could be placed on the table or on the lap

Cotton Pickers, Hugely Atmopheric Antique Real Photo Postcard Knowles & Maxim even easier to hangSuch a striking image I think, of an Emma and Velmy and "dad," as written on the back, out in the cotton fields. The image is as atmospheric as the scene itself, and a bit weathered like the face of this father, adding up what feels like a portrait of a hard working life filtered through the haze of a dream or like a photo still from early realist film. 5 7 16 x 3 1 2". Loss to bottom right corner, a bit of edge wear and a couple of small scuffs to