Young and Tough, NYC, c. 1920s Mounted Portrait, E.L Jenkins signed turner Away from the merry dance

Away from the merry dance

but none as wonderful as these

with long black braid and painterly decoration all over (a bit hard to tell but seems some combination of crayon and paint

Some surface scratches and general wear and aging as evident

Young and Tough, NYC, c. 1920s Mounted Portrait, E.L Jenkins signed turner Away from the merry danceThe combination of photo and mount together really makes this one I think I can just envision this tough young street smart waif wandering around lower Manhattan a hundred years ago or so. And I can't help but to worry and wonder about him and his fate from across the distance of time as if he were my own, so immediate this photo makes him feel. According the NY Public Library, E. L Jenkins operated at three locations in Manhattan over time, the Front