Man with Rocking Chair, Antique Photograph on Paper handmade bowl A mock up for a

A mock up for a school yearbook or a teacher's aid for memorizing the names of students

is absolutely frame-worthy as well—or

otherwise excellent

Definitely 19th century and I'd guess more Civil War era than end of the century

but I think more likely that they comprised a parlor game devised for courting--certainly all about flirtation either way

Man with Rocking Chair, Antique Photograph on Paper handmade bowl A mock up for aFor me this photograph seems like perfect fodder to spur a novel; I really want to know everything about this white bearded man in his black suit seeming a bit self conscious posing in what looks to be the backyard beside his Victorian rocker, which one assumes he's just brought home, hence the photograph to mark the special occasion. This photograph, a late 19th c. albumen print I believe, shows some wear, but it's such a compelling image I think the