Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened

The Grace Borgenicht Gallery opened on 57th Street in May 1951

then varnished

Plus the fact that one is just a little taller than the other

I would think

Graphite and Crayon Drawing on 1879 Ledger Page: Pirate and Soldier vintage spinning wheel The Grace Borgenicht Gallery openedThis is the last in a series of kid drawings on ledger paper I found together, I think either by one boy done over a number of years, or perhaps by a couple of different makers, but all seeming to take inspiration from specific historical conflicts, though I'm not always sure their reference points. This one, with what looks to me a pirate of sorts at right, I might guess takes inspiration from one of the two Barbary Wars, fought with Tripoli