Here we see an especially cosmic haunt of the the young Lovecraft, the Ladd Observatory at Brown. Albeit in the bright morning and not star-surrounded and in silhouette at night.

It’s quite possible that we see here the young Professor Upton. Most likely also one of his daughters (either Eleanor or Margaret), come to bring him home for a hot breakfast after a chilly and arduous night of observing.

“The late Prof. Upton of Brown, a friend of the family, gave me the freedom of the college observatory, (Ladd Observatory) & I came & went there at will on my bicycle.” — H.P. Lovecraft.

Below we see Prof. Upton in his Brown obituary picture of 1914, pictured in his old age — perhaps made circa 1909-1913.