E. Parker, Beautiful 1939 Boxing Match Photo with Love Note to "My Future Wife" on Reverse 1980s new york and 1940s at the latest

and 1940s at the latest

and I'll keep buying them when I found them

My guess is that it was used to print directly on the wall in a home though perhaps to make wall paper--whatever the case it would have required some strength and determination to use

There is a separate piece of paper cutout from her sketchbook noting the location as Lake Vennern (Lake Vanern)

held in place with nails on the back side

E. Parker, Beautiful 1939 Boxing Match Photo with Love Note to "My Future Wife" on Reverse 1980s new york and 1940s at the latestYou know I love an old boxing photo, and a tender note too, so I REALLY REALLY love this one, combining the two, and with E. Parker proudly handwritten in all caps ink along the bottom. I've only found one boxing record for an Elmer Parker one match in 1939 that went four rounds and that's it, which makes this photo and note feel all the more poignant. "To my future wife. I love you and am depending on you." Feels so open and exposed, as the photo