The sign to the right: starting on the second line, it says “house & sign painter”
My total guess as to the story told by this picture: This is Decoration Day, the celebration of the end of the Civil War. The proprietor of the house & sign painting shop is pointing to the battlefield where the weaponry displayed was found.
The sign to the right: starting on the second line, it says “house & sign painter”
My total guess as to the story told by this picture: This is Decoration Day, the celebration of the end of the Civil War. The proprietor of the house & sign painting shop is pointing to the battlefield where the weaponry displayed was found.
Sharp eyes! Thanks! That sounds like an entirely reasonable guess, and may be the reason that the flags are so faded.