Roommates! Studious Young Men in Domestic Environs, Antique Mounted Photo late 19th century drawing one line of larger nails

one line of larger nails marching down the back

NH in reverse

the dog on one of them

" The remaining clippings are quite eclectic

which made my heart skip a beat when I spotted it--an instant sense of connection and recognition

Roommates! Studious Young Men in Domestic Environs, Antique Mounted Photo late 19th century drawing one line of larger nailsI just love these two, and the period in their young lives this photo caotures students in college, or very recent graduates, working hard to be taken seriously and to start making their ways! Lots of information packed into the image, with a slew of cabinet cards and group photos mounted the wall just above their shared desk I'd like to think each of them allotted one half of that wall, with each young man's mother, father, and siblings hovering