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Rasputin and the Amorphous Enigma

"E. M. Criswell, Grand Meadow, Minn. Extra finish."

 

A tall bearded fellow--his appearance reminds me of Rasputin, the Russian mystic and confidant to Tsar Nicholas II--stands in front of a painted backdrop and next to an oddly shaped prop as he poses for this cabinet card photo. Is that enigmatic object supposed to look like natural or carved stone? If not, I'm not certain what it's intended to represent.

 

A curious photographer props (huge urns or plants, strange objects, taxidermy animals, etc.) photo originally posted to the Vintage Photos Theme Park on Ipernity: Rasputin and the Amorphous Enigma.

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Uploaded on March 26, 2015
Taken on March 23, 2015