Karl Apin (Blind) and Robert Leclais, Latvian Immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, 1904 Tintype vintage ceramic planter A tear and fold at

A tear and fold at the bottom left corner and a little wear along the bottom edge but overall good condition

24" x 1" x 7/8"

enough to make sense of these

A bit fragile

in just the right way

Karl Apin (Blind) and Robert Leclais, Latvian Immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, 1904 Tintype vintage ceramic planter A tear and fold atAt first I took these two for brothers, but the note on the reverse of the tintype identifies them by name as Karl Apin, left, and Robert Leclais, at right, described (in Latvian) as the owner of Riga's in Cleveland, this photo dated 1904. I've found a definitive record for Karl Apin, born in Riga, Livonia (Latvia) in 1864 and died in Cleveland 1918. In the later part of the 19th century and early 20th Cleveland saw a significant influx of Latvian