Two Girls and Dog, Sketchbook Drawings by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing NY, 1870 portrait photograph Closes tightly

Closes tightly

My photo lighting picks up every tiny imperfection on the silver-plate

from his clenched jaw and high cheekbones (and very early 60s lifeguard haircut

Light rusting as there should be

Two Girls and Dog, Sketchbook Drawings by Emma Ackerley, Sing Sing NY, 1870 portrait photograph Closes tightlyLots of foxing and stains all over on this old sketchbook page of drawings done by one Emma Ackerley, 1870, but I love the drawings of these two little girls and dog with tongue hanging out of its mouth so much, theres no way I could pass it by. The floral wreath around the head of the seated girl, her crossed boots, and the details on her dress just kill me, and then the standing girl in profile looking very much like a queen with crown atop her