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| My Great-great-grandpa's brother's blacksmith shop.
Taken a few years after the Civil War. Kt |
Image link: Blacksmith Shop (50 k)
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| Very nice. Wonderful photo. I hope that mule got fed. Ron |
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- Posted by socks12345 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 07 at 20:19
| I had the same thought about the mule; he needs a few good meals. Wonderful and interesting photo. Thanks for sharing it. |
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- Posted by kentuck_8b (My Page) on Sat, Nov 17, 07 at 22:25
| Thanks. Yes, that mule looks like he may have some age on him but he's not underfed, that's about normal for a working animal of the time. Animals today are overfed and TOO fat, much like people of today as compared to people of the past who had to work hard for a living. Either way, I can't help him now since he's been gone for approximately 120 years...but it does make me wonder what his name might have been. Kt |
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- Posted by konrad___far_north (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 07 at 2:21
| Great picture KT! Makes me think about,.. as a kid in Switzerland, we still had a couple of work horses on the farm, just before tractors took over,....many times I had to go to the Blacksmith to get new shoes put on. I had to hold the hooves up, what a back breaking job that was! Konrad |
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| i LOVE old photos! (ya, my niece's mule eats tons and is scrawny as a rail) |
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- Posted by kentuck_8b (My Page) on Sun, Nov 18, 07 at 17:10
| Thanks, All! There are some signs nailed to the front of the barn, but I can only make out some of the words on them. One sign says, "Groves Chill and Tonic, 50(cents)" and another has "Star Tobacco" written on it. A third sign says, "Baby Bowel Remedy" with the word 'Rice' written below. Fourth sign says, "Tasteless Worm Sy...." whatever that is. Kt |
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| baby bowel remedy? tasteless worms? ewww, think i'm glad i live now... |
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