Handsome Sailor, c. 1920s Real Photo Postcard of Navy Man hand-carved chain which is totally radiant

which is totally radiant

I have her as a Critical Eye collaborator and my number one picker

I've learned that dogfish are thought to have the longest gestation period of any vertebrate (up to 24 months) and practice a form of live birth called yolk sac viviparity--basically

making his inclusion here seem rather surprising--but he was a complex and contested figure

I have found some references to the Spencer Company of Mount Vernon that produced it from around then

Handsome Sailor, c. 1920s Real Photo Postcard of Navy Man hand-carved chain which is totally radiantI just like the looks of this sailor, standing proud in his uniform as if measuring his girth against the trunk of this large tree. And something about the look on his face makes me think was his sweetheart who took the picture, perhaps just before saying bon voyage! 5 7 16" x 3 1 2 and in very good condition, unused back. C. 1920s I believe.