Stunning Antique RPPC of Coal Miners with Dog scrap metal which makes me think of

which makes me think of the subject here

which I believe is original to it or occurred not long after

The marks stamped on the bottom include "12-22"

One of the things I love about old Color Cubes is how each set acquires its own personality over time

My knowledge of post WWII French Abstraction is not very strong

Stunning Antique RPPC of Coal Miners with Dog scrap metal which makes me think ofI was pretty blown away when I find this antique RPPC yesterday in New Hampshirewhat a stunning image. Clearly these are coal miners having emerged from the deep in the mine, with this soot covered hound at the center of it all. I'm guessing this was taken about c. 1910s, when hard shelled electric miner's cap lamps began to replace canvas caps with brackets to which oil lamps attached, which is what a few of these miners are still wearing; this