Snow is in the news in the eastern USA but is not affecting me in the midwest USA. So it's off to American Memory at the Library of Congress to find some images of snow.
Snow scene, with a man and women in a horse-drawn buggy in front of a
house, Kearney, Nebraska.
This image is from Prairie Settlement. "This digital collection integrates two collections from the holdings of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Solomon D. Butcher photographs and the letters of the Uriah W. Oblinger family. Together they illustrate the story of settlement on the Great Plains. Approximately 3,000 glass plate negatives crafted by Butcher record the process of settlement in Nebraska between 1886 and 1912. Butcher photographed actively in central Nebraska including Custer, Buffalo, Dawson and Cherry counties."
This must have been a chilly ride! Note the large hat worn by the lady.
Please visit other Sepians and see what has snowed down on everyone.
Viridian
14 comments:
Out of all the pictures I've seen so far, this one makes me think 'brrr'!
Somehow that hat does not seem right for a ride in the snow.
I hope these horses have horseshoes with spikes! They do here when they trot on ice.
@Eugenia
Is it brrr for the people or brrr for the horses?
@Brett
Another example of people posing in front of their home?
That is a gorgeous home!
Kathy M.
Re:The Hat.I Love The Way She Doesnt Let The Elements Get In The Way Of Fashion!
That's a cute house. I wouldn't wear a hat like that in any weather, but some people don't seem to need any head covering in cold weather.
I want that house! How fun, their own horse and carriage to take them to town! A nice winter setting!
Judging by the size and shape of that hat, I'm guessing it was in the early 1900s. I wonder how vehicles with wheels that narrow managed to get through anything more than a few inches of snow.
Is it a hat or is it a snowdrift. Thanks for the link to what seems like a great collection.
It certainly does look chilly. The ultra brightness of the snow makes every thing appear so sharp. And can I see the horses' breath coming from their nostrils?
Off to church? I'm shivering just looking at this picture.
Lovely old snap shot. A bit of history.
I was in Kearney last summer. Lovely place.
I think I would have needed a warmer hat for such a ride than that lady is wearing! Love the house -- actually I'd prefer to just stay there.
I think it's nice to see the beginning and evolution of such places. I wonder what it looks like now...
:)~
HUGZ
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