Pin And Chain

Unknown Man (1920s)
Photographs only came along only once in a while. This was the age before smart phone selfies, an age when a portrait was an event. An event to get out your Sunday best and put on your best pin and watch chain.
I've no idea who the child is or why the donkey seems to have lost its head, but that doesn't matter. It's just one of the pri...
I also think a gentleman's pins and watch fobs were often very clearly in focus to draw attention to their membership in some fraternal society.
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