Standing Room Only, Atmospheric Early 20th C. Boxing Match Photograph wooden hair combs and nice heavy brass pins

and nice heavy brass pins

the hand-painted exterior made of a canvas type material which gives it a nice stiffness and weight

There is a bit of pitting and greening to the brass

almost like a Japanese washi paper

Just such pretty little things

Standing Room Only, Atmospheric Early 20th C. Boxing Match Photograph wooden hair combs and nice heavy brass pinsAnother old boxing match photo, this one for me all about the whole mise en scene, including layers upon layers of onlookers, from those lined up in the near aisles, to those way in the back, hanging from the rafters! Great faces and postures and gestures all around, captured with clarity. Found in upstate NY near Albany I'd guess not far from where it was taken, but I'm not certain. c. 1900 I believe, mounted to board. 8 1 2" x 6 1 2" and in good