Lion, Tamer and Onlookers, Dramatic Old Real Photo Postcard crusty glaze but a hanger could easily

but a hanger could easily be mounted on the backside (which is almost as great as the front

with general wear around the edges of the frame

I couldn't resist this one

Damage as evident and documented

where he lived and was an active community presence in his later years

Lion, Tamer and Onlookers, Dramatic Old Real Photo Postcard crusty glaze but a hanger could easilyA wild feeling photograph in all senses, with this powerful lion looking on the verge of winning this fight and escaping its captivity. Based on the cage visible rear left, I presume a traveling menagerie or circus of some sort, and presume the shirtless man with back turned to the camera is the tamer of sorts. A cruel practice indeed, but the specificity and close framing of this image seems quite extraordinary to me in capturing the danger of it for