Photographic postcard of man in a western wear with steamboat backdrop

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A sepia toned photographic postcard of man in a western wear standing in front of a steamboat bow photography backdrop. The image is in a portrait orientation. The man is depicted in full length, standing right of center, facing the viewer. He is wearing western wear, including wooly chaps, a wide belt with a gun holster, a light-toned long sleeved shirt, kerchief, and a wide brimmed hat. He wears a serious expression on his face. His proper left arm is resting at his side and is proper right hand is wrapped around a flagpole at the center of the boat prop’s handrail. The man is standing on the deck of a steamboat prop. Painted on the backdrop is the ship’s bridge surrounded by a handrail, a ship’s wheel visible in the view screen, a ladder leading up to the bridge, a horn, and two steam stacks.

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