Country images you don't see much anymore

Aunt Bea said:
Great photo, so much to see!

The washboard over the hole in the screen door to keep the cat out, the 4H signs, the kite!!!
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Yes, and the clothesline, the washtub probably to catch rain from the roof, fishing rods. I missed the cat and the washboard.

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Nancy, I didn't notice the special little shelf that the washtub sits on right under the valley between the two roofs!

SeaBreeze, great photo of soap making! Here is a picture of a lye barrel, you fill the barrel with ashes and then pour rain water in to extract the lye for the soap.

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I love seeing how folks lived years ago and am so thankful that all I need to do is hop in the car and run to the store when I need a bar of soap or a jug of laundry detergent!
 
Shaker round stone barn.


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A more recent picture.

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It amazes me how much work went into these old buildings. I guess in those days people used all 24 hours in the day to good advantage while we tend to squander them watching television and surfing the net.
 
Round barn, Jefferson, GA, built in 1913. Now a mattress store.

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As it looked in 1958

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An inside view, basement and main floors

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