The second child on the right is Brian's Great-Grandmother, they called her Babe. The photo was taken circa 1915 in the Sand hills of Nebraska.
I love love love this photograph. Thanks Colleen for sending it!
Random thoughts about this photo: {double click the photo to enlarge}
- 45 stars on the flag
- courteous little boys who remove their hats for a photo
- only two girls...Babe and the tall girl behind her....the teacher?
- a sod schoolhouse with real glass windows
- horses welcome
- the sweet aroma of burning cow chips to keep you warm
- no Internet
- no school bus
- no indoor plumbing
- the Model T was first introduced in 1908
- children died of things like diarrhea & measles
1 comment:
love old pics like that... especially ones thta have family in them! hard to imagine what life was like back then without all of the conveniences we have today huh?!
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