E. Parker, Beautiful 1939 Boxing Match Photo with Love Note to "My Future Wife" on Reverse fine whimsy I've never seen these before

I've never seen these before

with the short sides slightly recessed from the long sides so as to look like pages

A little more searching reveals a known portrait of Walbridge's wife Sally Morgan Walbridge painted by Ammi Phillips in 1820 (included in photos)

Glass measures approx 12 1/2" x 9 1/8" (visible area as framed is 10 1/16" x 8 1/8"

and the form of the vessel with a great pear-like shape

E. Parker, Beautiful 1939 Boxing Match Photo with Love Note to "My Future Wife" on Reverse fine whimsy I've never seen these beforeYou know I love an old boxing photo, and a tender note too, so I REALLY REALLY love this one, combining the two, and with E. Parker proudly handwritten in all caps ink along the bottom. I've only found one boxing record for an Elmer Parker one match in 1939 that went four rounds and that's it, which makes this photo and note feel all the more poignant. "To my future wife. I love you and am depending on you." Feels so open and exposed, as the photo