Aviator Reading Mail Frozen Lake Alcohol Stove Winter Scene c1920s VTG Photo For Sale

This is a silver gelatin photograph that is unmounted and is 7 x 5 inches (180x130mm).

It shows a man in heavy winter clothing, including a hooded parka, kneeling on a snow-covered surface. He is holding and reading a piece of paper, with a small portable stove set up in front of him. In the background, there are stacked bales or bags and a distant tree line across what appears to be a frozen lake. A portion of an aircraft or vehicle is visible on the left side of the frame.

The reverse has handwritten French text in pencil that reads \'L\'aviateur lit son courrier au milieu du lac pendant que le café chauffe sur le poêle à alcool\' (The aviator reads his mail in the middle of the lake while the coffee heats on the alcohol stove). There are also handwritten annotations including \'5807/6\', \'Forbin\', and \'11cm\' with an arrow.

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