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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 5569, member: 85&quot;]I think he is the photographer and it is a self portrait.</p><p>I don&#039;t see lots of canvases, paints, slop on the floor to indicate he is a painter.</p><p><br /></p><p>I see extremely clean, which was/is necessary for an operable photo lab.</p><p>First picture - that metal rack on the right looks like a dryer with 4x5 negatives hanging.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second picture, the sliding doors are the darkroom.&nbsp; On the floor, leaning against the door, a wash pan for rinse.&nbsp; Looks like an enlarger light.</p><p>The clothesline would be for hanging prints to dry.</p><p><br /></p><p>He would be closed in the darkroom for at least an hour to develope and print, possibly longer, therefore the necessity for the fan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or possibly, he is in the photograper&#039;s studio to have his portrait taken with the picture.&nbsp; But if that were the case, there is too much of the studio in the print, and not enough focus on the man and the picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree the fan could be helpful in dating the time period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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