Studious Looking Young Man in Salvation Army Sweater, Antique CDV wall box One nail securing the horizontal

One nail securing the horizontal bar across the back is loose due to a split in the wood

but definitely 19th c

a classic Lake District hike

and the latter giving the iron a tactile snakeskin-like pattern on one side and a notched/striped one on the other

and I think in ink and I might guess crayon

Studious Looking Young Man in Salvation Army Sweater, Antique CDV wall box One nail securing the horizontalI just love this image taken in the very early days of the Salvation Army's existence in the United States, with this very committed looking young man proudly wearing his Salvation Army sweater, with lettering that looks to be embroidered . Founded in London in 1865 and arriving in the US in 1880, the mission of the Christian organization was and is to "bring salvation to the poor, destitute, and hungry by meeting both their 'physical and spiritual