tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post4854134403453819730..comments2024-03-28T08:11:06.107-04:00Comments on Alchemy of Clay: Farm life early 20th CenturyBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-75045264417614969872015-03-29T14:34:06.976-04:002015-03-29T14:34:06.976-04:00I love the traction engine - what a difference the...I love the traction engine - what a difference they must have made to the farmer's work life. Perhaps Pete was identified in the photo because everyone knew who the unknown ancestor was?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-40191262416156018812015-03-29T10:03:19.222-04:002015-03-29T10:03:19.222-04:00And I wonder if it also was made of iron! Goodnes...And I wonder if it also was made of iron! Goodness I hope not!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-10355954321769657972015-03-29T10:02:51.589-04:002015-03-29T10:02:51.589-04:00It is amazing, I agree!It is amazing, I agree!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-26473253380496961422015-03-29T10:02:29.537-04:002015-03-29T10:02:29.537-04:00I agree, Gail...natural arrangements of people. M...I agree, Gail...natural arrangements of people. Makes me wonder who took the picture!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-22186062838500996182015-03-29T07:50:59.598-04:002015-03-29T07:50:59.598-04:00The traction engine has a very pretty and practica...The traction engine has a very pretty and practical roof.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-17885544879342481232015-03-29T01:50:49.869-04:002015-03-29T01:50:49.869-04:00You can always relate to farming in another countr...You can always relate to farming in another country. There is so much that is familiar, including steamrollers :-) Great photos.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-69553492643469874382015-03-29T01:30:24.596-04:002015-03-29T01:30:24.596-04:00Pete on the chair is pretty cute. But my favorite...Pete on the chair is pretty cute. But my favorite is the family with papa in the middle of the pigs and mom with the little future grandmother-to-be in the background. There's just something about the way they're standing - not posed together, just simply . . . together! It's kind of hard to explain.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-47438156562637417242015-03-28T20:08:57.502-04:002015-03-28T20:08:57.502-04:00I thought the 2 white horses were pretty neat too....I thought the 2 white horses were pretty neat too...then noticed two dark horses who were being held when there was snow...perhaps they colored them so they wouldn't disappear in the snow...ha ha, I'm being silly.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-14811961960436822962015-03-28T19:50:37.053-04:002015-03-28T19:50:37.053-04:00Old albums are so interesting. I love how people ...Old albums are so interesting. I love how people arranged the photos however they would fit, including sideways. My mom's albums has several pages like that. I always just wish people would have included names of the people in the photos. I especially like that someone took so many photos of the farm, including people, animals, and machinery. I especially like the wagon and carriage photos. That white horse looks grand.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-20436732962180225382015-03-28T19:34:56.499-04:002015-03-28T19:34:56.499-04:00Yes Mike, I wouldn't have learned about tracti...Yes Mike, I wouldn't have learned about traction engines without these Sepia Saturday posts! Incredible steam roller was posted by a fellow Sepian.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-88302479301896241112015-03-28T19:33:59.831-04:002015-03-28T19:33:59.831-04:00And I guess I should give the couple in the buggy ...And I guess I should give the couple in the buggy credit for being the grandparents of my ex husband...or great grands, I'm not sure right now.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-86311417109835412662015-03-28T15:50:49.007-04:002015-03-28T15:50:49.007-04:00Super farm life photos. I like how people took suc...Super farm life photos. I like how people took such pride in livestock (and pets too) that they posed with them for the camera. The big machine is a steam powered traction engine: http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Traction_engine<br />They could haul very heavy loads albeit very slowly. Their main use was out in the fields running very long winches and leather belts to draw farm implements back and forth across the fields.<br />Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-42332684961993252962015-03-28T11:45:58.553-04:002015-03-28T11:45:58.553-04:00Great photos, all of them. I really have to get my...Great photos, all of them. I really have to get myself a portable scanner and get looking through my cousin's albums next time I visit the family farm.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-69272101558599674432015-03-28T07:45:21.972-04:002015-03-28T07:45:21.972-04:00Look at that equipment! And is that a well or win...Look at that equipment! And is that a well or windmill or something else in the first photo?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-34924457619099387392015-03-28T03:03:35.133-04:002015-03-28T03:03:35.133-04:00I really enjoyed all the photos but the one of Pet...I really enjoyed all the photos but the one of Pete is the best of the lot. Lovely! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-74780833837692109252015-03-28T00:23:44.323-04:002015-03-28T00:23:44.323-04:00Great farm photos, and I like your description of ...Great farm photos, and I like your description of the little girl - I always think it's not quite right describing a child as an uncle/aunt/grandparent/whatever when in fact at the time of the photo he or she was just a child.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-28663184745339902642015-03-27T21:30:27.217-04:002015-03-27T21:30:27.217-04:00A great selection of photos! My favourite is Pete...A great selection of photos! My favourite is Pete sitting up in the chair. He looks like he belongs but the unknown ancestor doesn't look so sure! Pete must have been a favourite to have a label!<br /><br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-72637442101500446002015-03-27T17:58:26.953-04:002015-03-27T17:58:26.953-04:00I was thinking the same thing about Pete and the a...I was thinking the same thing about Pete and the ancestor! I especially like the photo of the family (?) standing among the pigs.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-48746659788303197482015-03-27T15:36:57.566-04:002015-03-27T15:36:57.566-04:00So you inherited your green thumb, eh?So you inherited your green thumb, eh?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-77947544981657841382015-03-27T14:19:27.629-04:002015-03-27T14:19:27.629-04:00Great photos. Love the one of Pete - funny that he...Great photos. Love the one of Pete - funny that he got a label and the ancestor remains unknown. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-898464989037228972015-03-27T14:05:28.875-04:002015-03-27T14:05:28.875-04:00the picture of pete on the chair is a hoot, my gra...the picture of pete on the chair is a hoot, my grandmother's relative has a farm in Arkansas where they settled after the trail of tears then the highway went through and cut their farm in half, Gary's grandparents had a farm in New Hampshire, the stories they could tall usLinda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com