Unidentified Farmhouse. It was taken between 1909 and 1923
The world we live in is so busy, sometimes I feel like there is no time to do any actual living. My mind always takes me to an image of what i think life should be like. These people all worked hard and they worked from sun up to sun down and then some. They worked with their hands and their backs and their legs, using their minds at every turn. Life was no breeze but it was not so busy and so utterly distracting! Families worked together, day in and day out. Life was probably more about survival and “getting by” than about wealth accumulation.
Woman Milking Cow. Another woman is feeding chickens. It was made in 1919
Walter Johnson. It was made 1938 March 13
Sam Rice. It was taken in 1938 by Harris & Ewing.
Boy Scouts Husking Corn. It was taken in 1917
Chopping Wood. It was taken 1938 March 13
Mr. Johnson holding stalks of timothy. It was taken in 1916
National Emergency War Gardens Com. Farmerettes. Women were encouraged to produce for World War I. 1919
Girls Eating. It was created in 1919
I just could not imagine how wonderful it would be to work with my children and my wife, all of us doing different tasks but with one common goal. The way of life I envision is all but gone, there are still a few of us out there but not many! I see a small family farm, self sustaining without the mind numbing hustle bustle of “the world” to drive wedges and cause discension in families!
Apache Woman Reaping and Gathering Wheat. It was made in 1906
Weighing Turkey at Dept. of Agric. Exp. Farm, Beltsville. It was taken 1937 or 1938
Two men and a boy with a large pile of corn. It was made in between 1909 and 1932.
Pomo Indian Woman Gathering Seeds. It was created in 1924
Navajo Cornfields Cantildeon Del Muerto. It was made in 1906
Man Raising Chickens. It was created in 1938
Man Milking a Cow. It was made 1938
Farmer Playing with Children. It was created 1938
1919 Eckles, Virginia. in Dutch Dairy-maid Costume
At any rate, I wanted to share some awesome old photos of some of the hardest working people in history, please enjoy and leave a comment if you have the time 🙂
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So much has changed in society, it seems almost impossible to compare. I guess we’ve gained some and lost some along the way – if we could only pick the “best of” all times. I always find it interesting to see old photos. Also photos have got a different role and meaning, we live a very image based life today. I wonder how people will approach our photos 100 years from now…
I never really considered how future generations would view today’s photos. There are just so flipping many that they probably will not know where to start! Happy New Year!
Great collection of pics and a great ethos behind them.
thank you eddy! I wish I could post everyday, but this “real” life stuff gets in the way!
A Spartan life, but more healthier than the one we lead today. This is an oustanding gallery.
Thank you Paulina 🙂 I find a lot of my old photos here, they have an amazing collection!
http://www.old-picture.com/
While it is more spartan in one way I think that it would be so much more rewarding in so many more ways than the way society is today! Definitely more healthy!
These photos are really beautiful!
Thank you Marion! I am fascinted with the old black and whites, glad you enjoyed them 🙂