Wonderful c. late 20s/early 30s Snapshot of Man at Microphone Framed in Verticals carved figures inside bottles lush pink petals of the

lush pink petals of the big blooming rose

reading: "Infers by the Sharpness of his Nose that Craft and Subtilty which is natural to Creatures of a familiar kind

I love the intensity of the cat

I'm assuming this man is a preacher

and there appears to be a cross below the smoking fellow in tie blowing smoke rings

Wonderful c. late 20s/early 30s Snapshot of Man at Microphone Framed in Verticals carved figures inside bottles lush pink petals of theThe microphone glowing like a halo in front of this young man dates the photo to the late 1920s or early 30s I believe and what a wonderful sphere of focus at the center of an image that is otherwise all about straight lines! One wonders what this handsome young man was reading to his radio listeners I'd like to imagine maybe some Faulkner, or perhaps Brave New World! To my eye really a wonderful photograph, with doors upon doors receding behind him,