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Old History photo # 194 #7985016
11/02/23 06:58 AM
11/02/23 06:58 AM
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Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline OP

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Minnesota
Oklahoma Territory, 1890's...

Caption
A family poses in front of their sod house...

Source
Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection (Dedrick, John V. Photographer)
[Linked Image]


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Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985020
11/02/23 07:02 AM
11/02/23 07:02 AM
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MD
That's a remarkably nice looking sod house!
And well dressed folks!

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985030
11/02/23 07:17 AM
11/02/23 07:17 AM
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Port Jervis, NY
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That guy's doing alright for himself!

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985032
11/02/23 07:22 AM
11/02/23 07:22 AM
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That'd be one way to beat the cost of lumber nowadays.

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985037
11/02/23 07:27 AM
11/02/23 07:27 AM
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Minnesota
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Must be sister - wives


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Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985047
11/02/23 07:32 AM
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east central WI
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Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Must be sister - wives


I was thinking that was the oldest daughter, there's a bunch of kids in that picture. Mom sure didn't get much time off.

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985049
11/02/23 07:32 AM
11/02/23 07:32 AM
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MN
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I guess we know what he did in his spare time.


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985060
11/02/23 07:54 AM
11/02/23 07:54 AM
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7 kids-I assume the second story, with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathroooms is out of frame in the picture.

Seriously though, those were some tight quarters. It's a wonder any more kids got made after the first one or two.

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: loosegoose] #7985061
11/02/23 07:55 AM
11/02/23 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by loosegoose
7 kids-I assume the second story, with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathroooms is out of frame in the picture.

Seriously though, those were some tight quarters. It's a wonder any more kids got made after the first one or two.


"Go play outside" LOL

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985087
11/02/23 08:41 AM
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No TV, got to do something. Needed workers for the farm and usually high mortality rate on young ones.

Last edited by la4wd54; 11/02/23 08:42 AM.
Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: la4wd54] #7985109
11/02/23 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by la4wd54
No TV, got to do something. Needed workers for the farm and usually high mortality rate on young ones.

x2

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985122
11/02/23 09:18 AM
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Pretty rare for a sod house to have windows. They seem to be getting by just fine. Simple life.

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985133
11/02/23 09:58 AM
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Got no picture?

Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: AKAjust] #7985143
11/02/23 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by AKAjust
Got no picture?

might be a site issue
it's there


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Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985146
11/02/23 10:08 AM
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Scary looking house. Looks like a good rain and it could collapse.


The first bottles of Coca Cola contained 3.5 grams of cocaine. That's how our grandparents were able to walk to school uphill both ways in the snow.
Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: loosegoose] #7985180
11/02/23 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by loosegoose
7 kids-I assume the second story, with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathroooms is out of frame in the picture.

Seriously though, those were some tight quarters. It's a wonder any more kids got made after the first one or two.


God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.
Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985193
11/02/23 11:05 AM
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He lost his level board early in the build.


Forget that fear of gravity-get a little savagery in your life.
Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985271
11/02/23 01:02 PM
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Dirt floor.......matches the walls


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Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985280
11/02/23 01:11 PM
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Minnesota
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No Mortgage Though


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Re: Old History photo # 194 [Re: 330-Trapper] #7985321
11/02/23 03:11 PM
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Look at the expensive stroller, those were some tough people that paved the way for us.

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