“Sleep, my little babby-oh
Sleep until you waken
When you wake you’ll see the world
If I’m not mistaken…
Kiss a lover
Dance a measure
Find your name
And buried treasure…
Face your life
Its pain, its pleasures
Leave no path untaken.”
— Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book
Gelatin silver print, photographer unknown, circa 1930s
From The Art of the American Snapshot 1888-1978
