Box with Key and Handsome Hen, Sweet c. 1940s Snapshot, Framed As Found decorative wall piece This is an earlyish 20th

This is an earlyish 20th century fraternal one

9 3/4" x 6 13/16"  On tin

and from what I've learned about these is also the mark of an accomplished maker--as if that wasn't already clear

“Dorothy’s sewing club met here

Box with Key and Handsome Hen, Sweet c. 1940s Snapshot, Framed As Found decorative wall piece This is an earlyish 20thI love a photo of a kid or adolescent standing proudly beside a prized farm animal, and here what a good combination of slightly awkward looking young man and very handsome hen! She's of the Plymouth Rock variety, I believe, and he looks to me pretty smitten with her! I also really like that just to the right of the stump upon which she is perched we glimpse a single key hanging from his belt. I'd call this a valentine of just my sort! Framed: 7 5 8"