About a year ago I was looking through our attic in and found some old negatives. We are not sure how we came across them but they are of @wwf's family from way back. Some of them are of his immediate family some are from his dad's era and some well I am not sure.
I am going to share some of these pictures on a regular basis because some of them are about the first homesteaders and how they did things back then. I find it fascinating to see how others did things.
Please keep in mind that these are ~ 80 year old pictures.
Here they are thrashing wheat directly into the grain bin.
This is a photo of @wwf's grandfathers barn and they are sending hay up to the loft. What a lot of work.
Slaughtering a pig around 1935 - 40 time period
@wwf's aunt and uncles going to school on the bus. His dad was the oldest child and he drove the team to school. No adults required. This would not happen now a days. This was in ~1945.
If anyone has any photos from the past use the #blastfromthepast
Thank you for showing these old photos from the past. It's hard to believe many changes have taken place in only a short 80 years. Many times I think I would have been happier in old days. It was much more sustainable for sure. I like that school bus, which has made me smile. :)
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Your most welcome! It is amazing how many changes have taken place. It will be fun to see the changes over the next 40 to 50 years.
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Wow these are cool! For some reason I was expecting bigger wheels on that horse buggy. Kids were more responsible back in those days. Parent were more strict, kids worked more helping their parents on the farms. Why did things have to change so much.... Today kids have their faces super glued to tv and ipads...
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You said it! I agree with everything you said. It would be so nice if things could get back to even close to what they used to be.
Any pictures I seen about the past the tires were bigger. Even then times were changing!
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I agree. I know it sounds funny, but I would love to have a time machine. Fix everything for a better future.
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That would be cool.
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Very nice post...
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Thanks! :)
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I love this so much! Thank you for sharing your treasures. Can't wait to seen the next batch.
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Thank you.
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Riding a horse to school? Just how times have change. Must have been their Maserati then, lol.
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lol That's funny. Yes how times have changed.
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These photos could have been taken at my granddad's farm. I remember the threshing machines and putting the hay in the loft. No bales just loose hay. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. My granddad was my hero!
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Your most welcome! Yes it is nice to go down memory lane. Loose hay must have taken quite some time.
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Loose hay did take a lot of work and it was a dusty, dirty job and very hot in the hay mow if you were doing the stacking.
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Hay is a dirty job in bales let alone loose. On a warm day I bet it was hot up there. That sure was work. However they worked together which was nice.
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Those are great photos Carey. They sure had to work harder back then thats for sure. I like your idea and will look through some old photos and see if I can make a good post under #blastfromthepast
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Hey thanks. It will be good to see some of your photos. I will watch for them. I am sure you will do a fabulous job of the post.
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I love looking at old pictures! My dad used to walk a mile and a half (if I remember right) by himself to the country school. Things were so much different back then.
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Yes things were so different back then. However kids were different back then too, much more responsible. My mom talks about walking a long way to school, no matter what the temperature and in a dress. They could only wear pants to school under their dress and had to take the pants off when they got there. Ah the good old times.
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