For me this photograph seems like perfect fodder to spur a novel; I really want to know everything about this white bearded man in his black suit seeming a bit self conscious posing in what looks to be the backyard beside his Victorian rocker, which one assumes he's just brought home, hence the photograph to mark the special occasion. This photograph, a late 19th c. albumen print I believe, shows some wear, but it's such a compelling image I think the flaws pretty much fall away.
4 3/4" x 3 5/8". Small loss to top left corner, clean tear coming in from right edge near his hand, folds as evident from back side of photo.
