Thickly Atmospheric Open Water Baptism Scene with Curious Third Man in the Brush, 1920s Snapshot 1930s Russian stacking toy I like glass place negatives

I like glass place negatives that are great objects in and of themselves

from ancient Greek to mid-century modern

(He doesn’t look especially happy about it

as may hands have clearly done before

Thickly Atmospheric Open Water Baptism Scene with Curious Third Man in the Brush, 1920s Snapshot 1930s Russian stacking toy I like glass place negativesPerhaps my favorite of the week, this is a 1920s snapshot of a baptism clearly taken from quite a distance, such that the ceremony in process seems as if happened upon by the taker of the photo a voyeur on a very private moment, which makes us feel that way too. And captured in the image is a third figure at far right, back turned and partially bent over, lending an added charge have we caught him in a vulnerable moment private act, too? This is a