Cock Fight in the Barn Yard, Old Shapshot Photo Vermont railroad all popping against the dark

all popping against the dark blue ground

Except for a few pages near the beginning the writing is dark and clear

terrific plaid trousers and--look closely--a twig hanging poking out of the corner of his mouth

wood stains

Cock Fight in the Barn Yard, Old Shapshot Photo Vermont railroad all popping against the darkThis one just struck me as quite poignant: two boys of about 14 I'd guess, facing off with cocks in hand and with the shadow of what looks to be a woman in skirt hovering over them. A nasty sport for certain, but there is something tender and intimate about the photo, and one imagines these farm boys feeling about as trapped as these birds. With a wooden hook or hinge just above them, exactly centered between the two as if marking the center of the