A photo from 1903 Life on a farm in Oklahoma

i like this very much, but i think your sensor needs cleaning:).

I like the old photos and this one has more of a century...when this photo was made my grandmother would have in Spain the same age of those children... Fantastic. Greetings.

Did not know what category to put this in so I put it in �Time

Travel� It is a photo of the family farm in northern Oklahoma The

best I can date it is 1903 hope you like it

I like old photos. They often set a very high standards on the quality, resolution and composition. Nice idea to show "oldies"!

Regards.

Kenneth, this photo really appeals to me - can't really say why - it just does. Was it in this format originally, or did you crop it? What i like best is the (closest to viewer) little girl's stance and expression - she looks like she is a real character. Do you know who she is? M :)

I cropped some from the sky The little girl that is standing is my grandmother

I really love this photograph Ken. I think the hardships of the pioneering peoples would be common to that part of America and my part of Australia (ofteb weather related). I have some photographs of our farm from that period but none near the composition or quality of this image. I hope you get this photograph fully restored, it really is excellent.

 

Photographs speak to to the future and this one does it very well.

This is really wonderful. How lucky you are to have it.

Kenneth, with respect, may I ask if your grandmother has seen this image? If she has, I wonder what thoughts and stories she would have revealed... it is a fascinating image... I wholeheartedly agree with Chris. M :)

Michael, yes she has and the stores I have and are now teaching my grandkids the stores from the farm. She has been departed for about 15 years now and I have been in trusted with this and family stores and other stuff from the farm and will pass this on one day to my grandkids. I also have the land papers to the farm from 1898. I feel very lucky to have these things to hand down and hopefully they will be passed down for many generations! Thank you all very much for all your kind comments. I am very happy to get to share this with you. My very best to you all! Ken

A fascinating image indeed. I am fond of ancient photographs and this is superb.

Ken, all the family possessions you mention are just pure gold - hope your family passes them down the generations... M :)

Excellent old photograph, Ken. I like the poses and the panoramic style of this nice composition. Regards.

You've given me an idea to go digging for some old family photos now. :) Not sure I'll find much tho'.

What a great picture! And how very lucky to have a visual of your past - so often these treasures are lost, neglected or thrown out! Kudos! Deb

Hello Kenneth. I have always had a liking for old photographs. Maybe somewhere deep inside of me is a desire to return to the days where we stopped and had time for each other. To simply stop and talk, to greet and to care. Thank you for sharing this with us. It reminds me of my younger days spending time with my grandparents. Cheers.

Kenneth, just looking at this again... it just keeps growing on me.

Hope all is well with you and yours... M :)

Certainly is a wonderful keepsake and family history, Kenneth. I can almost see the photographer, with his view camera and black cloth, and telling everyone to be very still.

Thanks Doug me too I can sometimes hear them all this photo is well means a lot to me and I am very happy I can share it with everyone here. I hope that in a 100 years there is someone looking at photos of us and thinking man they had a hard life. lol I have the land papers from the farm I am going to scan them and post here soon. Thanks for stopping by come back soon Ken

Thanx for sharing this - I really like it - Also my grandpa was same age like that kids - grown up only with horses and lately he could see man landing on the moon and two WWs in between. He became 94 years old.

 

Regards Axel