Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC antique grammar book as if revealing this child's

as if revealing this child's inner light (or its being consumed from within by a pear-shaped ectoplasmic blob

is a note that George Washington commissioned Capt

maybe 1870s-80s

One tear to the tin at lower right corner

somewhat akin to the game of Life but specifically portraying a series of twists and turns along the course of a drive

Man in Bowler and Oversized Coat, View From Behind, Elusive (Pre-Magritte) Antique RPPC antique grammar book as if revealing this child'sI'm rather obsessed with this one, striking and evocative and rather iconic feeling, but which refuses to be pinned down. The back of the postcard dates it to the 1910s or early 20s, I believe (I took some time comparing this exact font and format to other real photo postcards and that seems to be the period of use), meaning it pre dates Magritte's earliest man in bowler painting by at least a few years, though those are what it immediately calls to