Jane Greer, taken during the filming of “Out of the Past”.

This picture hangs near the cash register at a BBQ place I’ve frequented for years. I have always been a bit jarred by it—and frankly have typically averted my gaze from it. But today I looked at it closely (why? who knows?) and noticed it had a nameplate beneath it: “Wibur”. I wish I hadn’t looked closely.

Prokudin-Gorskii Collection