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A Gathering of Deer Friends

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of hat in hand.

Five fellows pose for a photo on a sunny day. The right side of the image is a bit washed out due to the bright light, but it's evident that the man on the end is holding a straw hat in his hand. What may not be obvious at first glance, however, is that the man in the middle is balancing a mounted deer head against his leg as he holds on to it with both hands.

There's no address, message, or postmark on the other side of this unused real photo postcard. The type of Azo stamp box (with four corner triangles pointing up) printed on it suggests a date that may be as early as 1904 to 1918.

Although animal head taxidermy mounts seem a little macabre to me, I do have two other similar photos. See A Man and His Deer Head and A Man and His Moosehead Bier.

For another photo with multiple hats in hands, see Bachelor's Club Hats.

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3 comments

raingirl said:

Don't you just want to have a conversation with each of these people? So want to know their story. Each such distintive faces.
23 months ago

Alan Mays replied to raingirl:

Yes! I hope someone will soon invent a photographic-chronologic time machine that will take us directly back to the time and place where photos like this were taken. I have a lot of questions!
23 months ago

raingirl replied to Alan Mays:

Indeed.

Like why does the man in the top photo, left, have a dog's nose on his face? hahahaha. (I know, not really, just looked that way when I looked again just now.

And by the way, perfect title for the photo.
23 months ago