Preacher (?) on Doorstep, Lamont, Oklahoma, Antique Real Photo Postcard unusual antique splint basket as is the case on

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Pins are 2 5/8" tall

Thin in places and thick in others

I love the hand-painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls--plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets

Preacher (?) on Doorstep, Lamont, Oklahoma, Antique Real Photo Postcard unusual antique splint basket as is the case onI'm assuming this man is a preacher, and that it is a bible held tightly in his grip, but I don't know for certain; I suppose he could be a door to door salesman! In any event, he certainly looks like a man on a mission, and to me the look on his face suggests he is contemplating his next move. I really love how he is framed by the four painted posts on the porch, with door and window behind, and also how the step down is cropped just out of the image