Carved Folk Art Chair with Picture Frame Back mission Part of what really makes

Part of what really makes this little snapshot for me is the tiny sun (a glimpse of a sign or billboard I guess) peeking out just about the roof of the motel at far right

(Great Grandpa had a little kit

but I love the form

but a few inches remain visible

I'd guess the thread connecting the handle to his hand and at his shoulder replaced the original thread

Carved Folk Art Chair with Picture Frame Back mission Part of what really makesIt seems to me this folk art tabletop chair may have been made specifically to house this particular photograph (real photo postcard), as the dimensions of the card is longer and more narrow than your typical rppc. And a photo of a chair set within a chair seems quite right, too! Clearly it has lived here for quite a long time, as removing it reveals a much brighter tone of stain. No nails here, rather the chair was pieced together of interlocking