Antique Occupational Photograph of Saw Mill Workers in Presumed Sawyer Made Frame wooden animal bowl beard and chest hair

beard and chest hair

creating a three dimensional 'trompe l'oeil effect'

but usually the tamping end would be more extended

it reads as pure sculpture

Antique Occupational Photograph of Saw Mill Workers in Presumed Sawyer Made Frame wooden animal bowl beard and chest hairI keep an eye out for old occupational photographs portraying workers in their environments, which I like not just for the specific information about the trade they contain, but also for the sense of pride and connection among the workers they tend to capture. Plus the faces, and the gestures, and in this case very much their work clothes, coveralls, aprons and alI. And I love how these five, several with hands on hips, form a sort of wall in front of