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This photograph of my mother was taken in 1928 in Brooklyn, New York in an alley off of East 3rd Street. View full size.
She must've grown up to be a model or a movie star or something.
I misread that as charming Sidelle Shear, and she is charming!
An absolutely beautiful child. I love the fact that she's placed her little hands in some very little pockets.
That is a remarkably great photo.
The dramatic shadow, the dark alley outlining the sunlit subject, the short depth of field. Either a lucky snapshot or a carefully posed masterpiece.
On top of that, we have a cute model with her eye set straight on the viewer.
Super!
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