We took a trip to the always fascinating local cultural mecca, Muzeo, in Anaheim, home to the OG Disneyland.

I’m going to be lazy and let the pictures do most of the heavy lifting for this post.  The main exhibit at Muzeo right now features the photography of Hugh Mangum, who plied his trade in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Traveling by train to set up temporary studios, he captured his subjects where they lived. After his death from complications of the flu epidemic in 1922, his photography studio was packed up and moved to an old barn on family property, to be rediscovered in the 1970’s.  I think the flaws created by the ravages of 50 years in a weather-beaten out building add an aura of alchemy to the portraits.

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