Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo celluloid I'd think late 19th century

I'd think late 19th century and believe the wood is pine

if you like

or at least observed these beauties on the sea

cover on top hole rotates all the way around easily

Shadows on Top of Shadows, Marvelous Antique Mounted Albumen Photo celluloid I'd think late 19th centuryI think this photo is just marvelous. Shadows upon shadows, some naturally occurring, some the product of shadow play with the subjects having chosen just the right spot to stage their drama. I see a shadow couple at lower right, one on them wearing a hat, a second embracing couple center bottom, and then the silhouette of a bear to its left. The man in black with arms raised looks to be the choreographer and partial creator, with his arms very