Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas spatter drawing and understand that they were

and understand that they were railroad signs--I'd guess this one signaled "caution" with stop ahead

Early 20th century I believe and rendered in soft grays and browns

but might rather be inclined to keep on a butcher block or tray in the kitchen

I do really like here how a very drippy

A little surface scratching but looks great

Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas spatter drawing and understand that they wereThis unusual RPPC appeals to me for a whole host of reasons both immediate and complex, formal and conceptual, starting with what I find to be the striking beauty and evocativeness of the image, which captures a cased museum type display featuring "the original Bowie knife," told here to have been found on the dead body of pioneer and Texas folk hero James Bowie at the Battle of the Alamo. Based on the text it appears that the display was created by