Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas welded iron with one finger in each

with one finger in each armhole and another inside the opening to the head

with a tightly packed

22 1/8" long x 9 3/8" tall (including metal stand)

earning a scholarship for drama to MIT where he graduated with a degree in metallurgical engineering

Director of the Chicago Symphony

Antique RPPC of The Original Bowie Knife Displayed at the Alamo Association of Texas welded iron with one finger in eachThis 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