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Early American Homestead Shacks (1907-1920)


"Personalized postcards became a fad in the early 20th century; you could get any photo printed on photo paper stock and send it in the mail. The following are postcards of homesteaders in front of their new residences in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Montana, taken between 1907 to 1920. The subjects are dressed in their finest garments; they sent the cards to family members in other parts of the country to show off their new lives.
Credit: Collection of Michael Williams/courtesy Michael Williams."
http://www.slate.com/slideshows/arts/homestead-postcards.html#all 

3 comments:

Tim Joe said...

That may be the earliest known photo of Joan Baez in existence.

Powell River Books said...

Makes me think of the sod home in Nebraska that my grandfather grew up in. - Margy

louise and nivaldo de lima said...

Great pictures!!

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