Pair of Young Brick Layers Flanking Their Work, Terrific Antique Occupational (Apprentice?) Mounted Photo stencil painted pin cushion used for making lace

used for making lace

finding it a wonderfully mysterious

a couple of old fold lines at the bottom left corner

Plus what a brilliant thing crayon resist drawing/paintings are

Pair of Young Brick Layers Flanking Their Work, Terrific Antique Occupational (Apprentice?) Mounted Photo stencil painted pin cushion used for making laceNothing makes me happier than exemplifications of pride in good, hard work, and I might guess this fireplace was the most ambitious bricklaying effort completed by these two young men to date, who look quite fresh in their coveralls, trowel in the hand of one (the other I imagine just outside the frame.) Perhaps young apprentices, or bricklaying students, I am not sure; there is a bit of handwriting on the reverse but it is hard to decipher. Very