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.

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 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.

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. Bit 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 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.