Look at the awkward bend of the woman's right wrist. Her hand is deformed from work.
That man built that house. Perhaps friends helped. His wife helped.
She sewed the clothes they are wearing. The fabric was bought in town. That may be a sewing machine at the left. But if it is not, she sewed one stitch at a time.
Her apron and neck bib are clean, baby. Washed on a metal scrub board, if they had one, and bleached in the sun. Clorox had not been invented.
I admire the wide ruffle at the bottom of her skirt. Her hair is neat, baby.
Those look like strong, well fed horses. A matched pair. That may be a plow, or it may be an open carriage, a gig.
They appear between thirty and forty. They do not seem to have been blessed with children, unless the children are grown and moved out. Not sure.
"That man built that house. Perhaps friends helped. His wife helped."
Sod house. Imagine cutting and fitting that much sod by hand, or maybe with a special plow pulled by his team and carefully wrestled to the correct depth by his hands. Then blocks cut to width and stacked. These farmers were called sod busters for a reason.
looks like an early sewing machine, potted plants, decent size stack on the stove, rocking chair....looks like ready to build house and barn, two well fed dogs..horse team...upper middle class settlers.
i would put it somewhere around 1850 - 1870...the house looks old....it was a common thing for settlers to buy someone had failed to settle....just saying.
We have become way too soft in this country, in comparison to our ancestors.
These people had grit, tenacity, and drive.
They also possessed something else in short supply today - common sense.
One of the truest statements of the seemingly endless boom-bust-cycle of both humanity and their empires.
It's one of my favorite 20 second explanations for why we are, where we are.
Yep. Unfortunately we are at the end of the current cycle.
I believe you are correct....
All the pussies died early back then.
Natural selection. Now we coddle the useless and feckless.
people like this make me proud to be a born an breed Nebraskan
I wish I was so poor that I had 160 acres owned outright.
Look at the awkward bend of the woman's right wrist. Her hand is deformed from work.
That man built that house. Perhaps friends helped. His wife helped.
She sewed the clothes they are wearing. The fabric was bought in town. That may be a sewing machine at the left. But if it is not, she sewed one stitch at a time.
Her apron and neck bib are clean, baby. Washed on a metal scrub board, if they had one, and bleached in the sun. Clorox had not been invented.
I admire the wide ruffle at the bottom of her skirt. Her hair is neat, baby.
Those look like strong, well fed horses. A matched pair. That may be a plow, or it may be an open carriage, a gig.
They appear between thirty and forty. They do not seem to have been blessed with children, unless the children are grown and moved out. Not sure.
"That man built that house. Perhaps friends helped. His wife helped."
Sod house. Imagine cutting and fitting that much sod by hand, or maybe with a special plow pulled by his team and carefully wrestled to the correct depth by his hands. Then blocks cut to width and stacked. These farmers were called sod busters for a reason.
Yes. The sod bricks are very neatly done, very uniform.
160 acres of bush, rocks, and trees that all had to be cleared by hand before it could be farmed.
1800s baller status. Nice little spread they've got there.
looks like an early sewing machine, potted plants, decent size stack on the stove, rocking chair....looks like ready to build house and barn, two well fed dogs..horse team...upper middle class settlers.
The sewing machine was invented in 1846. So this is after that.
i would put it somewhere around 1850 - 1870...the house looks old....it was a common thing for settlers to buy someone had failed to settle....just saying.
Good dog.
I can't see the word pride anymore without picturing bikers in assless chaps waving a rainbow flag and grinding on some twink. Thanks Obama!
These brazen 1% just make me sick. REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe.
So much sex back then. Nothing else to do
Outdoor Sewing Machine
This is where the term "Outfit" originated from. This also helps to understand where the term "Underwear" came from.