"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 handmade clock face from the pink and teal

from the pink and teal outfit

very carefully painted

I am a sucker for a red cross patch or pin

and it appears that all three sets of cards are complete or very close to it--and they are all quite rare and pretty fun ones

"The First Chosen", Folk Painting of Soldier Propped Against House with Grass, Panama City, FL., 1948 handmade clock face from the pink and tealAt first I thought it was a mirror rather than a painting propped up against what I presume is the house or maybe garage and that illusionism is part of what I love about this snapshot, making one want to peer into the painting to catch the reflection of the person taking the photo. But instead it is a soldier on his bed looking back at us, and two more beds behind him, creating a sort of ad infinitum sense of space, which heightens the overall