Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Pin And Chain

Pin And Chain

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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.
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1 comment:

  1. Mike Brubaker11:25 PM

    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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