April 25, 2015

The 1920’s detective

The Detective. RPPC. Private Collection.

The Prohibition Era Detective. RPPC. Private Collection.

I brought this photo back to life…it was so torn up and stained, and the focus isn’t quite up to par for a studio photograph, i.e. it has no value in monetary terms…but the subject was worth it!

This photo was part of a lot I got for a few dollars because I was only really interested in one photo, yet when I digitally fixed this one up the gentleman came through.The first thing that popped into my head when I saw him was he looks like a detective or the senior journalist who likes to dig where my bad boy characters would rather he didn’t! Wouldn’t you cast him as such in a movie? The thorn on the side good guy! And this is a gentleman who can rock the mustache with style, don’t you agree?

I love fixing up old and damaged photos, bringing back the otherwise forgotten person back to public view. It feels rewarding in a sense.

RPPC: AZO 2 up 2 down triangles. 1918-1930.

This entry was posted on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 at 12:52 am and tagged with 1920s, detective look, mustache and posted in Gentlemen, RPPCs. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

One response to “The 1920’s detective”

summertime75
April 25th, 2015 at 3:34 am

Congratulations the restoration looks great as does the gentleman. I like the slight tilt of the hat and the relaxed pose, clearly a confident man.

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