Man with argyle socks, 1955
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What it is:
Photo measuring 3.5 x 3.5 inches. Traces of adhesive on the back show that it had been mounted into a photo album.
What I know about it:
Written on the back in black pen is 6-55 / Serious mood?
Comments:
I had a pleasant surprise last week when my friend Christine [harriedcostumer] gave me a belated birthday gift of a bundle of old photos! They are mostly snapshots from the 1950s, and they seem to show some of the same people. I think this guy appears more than once, though he isn’t identified. What I love about this one is that for such an amateur photo, it gives the impression of careful composition, almost like somebody was trying to create a portrait. But it’s such an odd angle! The photographer is down on the floor, and has managed to showcase the man’s feet almost as much as his face. Still, it’s a nice photo, and it’s fun to inspect all the period detail.
Pics of Then 
May be it was a young photographer just practicing on dad?
I like that idea, Charlie!