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Washington, D.C., circa 1926. "Man examining skulls." Let's put our heads together and see what we can come up with. 4x5 glass negative. View full size.
The guy in the white shirt is obviously the brains of the operation
I tried to figure out which Tomato Paste brand is shown on the box. I can read somethimg like "Villa Rial", but searches for that combination gave no results. I also read "Joh." The combination "Tomato Paste" & "Joh", brings many John West's en John Bull's, where John Bull seems to be the best guess for tomato pastes.
I there anybody who can give the clue?
It's not a local branch. Must be the head office.
You'd have to have a hole in your head to get involved in it.
It appears that instead of merely "examining" the skulls, he is tasked with reconstructing them from shards. He has his pot of glue to his left and a shard in hand. Several of the skulls appear to be tied together with string, presumably while the glue sets.
I finally see where it comes from
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