I hope the BW-conversion and the blurriness will give the viewer an initial impression of a picture from the first half of the last century.

Though, the posture with one hand at the ear, is easily decoded today. But just 15-20 years the postures would look strange and absurd (at least here in Norway).

The postures are meaningful to us - alas, we know that they are communicating. We are able to put the situation within a relatively narrow timeframe.

We also know that despite their propinquity, they are most certainly not speaking to each other...