A characteristically strong image saddled with a corny title, by George Richmond Hoxie (1907-1984.)  Hoxie was a celebrated photographer with a fondness for aphorisms.  He was editor of Minicam Magazine (later known as Popular Photography) from 1943 through 1948.

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Hope Springs Eternal

George Hoxie, 1940
vintage gelatin-silver print
12.75″ × 10.25″