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Posted: 23 Mar 2015


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Rasputin and the Amorphous Enigma

Rasputin and the Amorphous Enigma
A curious photographer props (huge urns or plants, strange objects, taxidermy animals, etc.) photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

"E. M. Criswell, Grand Meadow, Minn. Extra finish."

A tall bearded fellow--his appearance reminds me of Rasputin, the Russian mystic and confidant to Tsar Nicholas II--stands in front of a painted backdrop and next to an oddly shaped prop as he poses for this cabinet card photo. Is that enigmatic object supposed to look like natural or carved stone? If not, I'm not certain what it's intended to represent.

Steve Bucknell, , Smiley Derleth, Indycaver (Norm) and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Indycaver (Norm)
Indycaver (Norm) club
I'd guess he worked at the stone quarry there. It's also a fairly famous site for native American chert quarrying.

www.smm.org/100objects/archaeology/grandmeadow
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
 Deborah Lundbech
Deborah Lundbech club
Amazingly great.
9 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Your beautiful capture was admired in Historical & Architectural Gems.
www.ipernity.com/group/332973
9 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
Looks like the RNA material preceding the cellular material. He’s demonstrating the creation of Life. Could be God.
4 years ago.

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