Original vintage real photo postcard showing a young child posed in a professional photography studio wearing shorts, suspenders and a holstered handgun/pistol.
The lower corner is embossed ATLAS STUDIO – 3607 MAIN ST., associated with Indiana Harbor / East Chicago, Indiana. Atlas Studio was an established Indiana Harbor photography studio with documented activity extending back into the early 20th century.
The reverse has the traditional POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS format and period handwritten notation.
An unusually powerful social-history image combining childhood portraiture, firearms, and Black American photographic history from the industrial Indiana Harbor/Chicago region.
Original photograph — not a reproduction.
Condition: Vintage condition with age toning, staining/foxing and handling wear as shown. Please examine all photographs for condition.
Comes framed.
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