Saturday, September 22, 2012

Work on the farm, 4. Hoeing cotton

Elina Anderson Paulson, Paul Paulson, Paul Alvin Paulson, John Paulson. Olivia Colony, Texas. Late 1890s.

Destination reached. The cotton field.  Again, Elina Anderson Paulson, Paul Paulson, Paul Alvin Paulson, and John Paulson. Late 1890s.


 More information on the Paulsons can be found in an earlier post: Paulson family information
Identifier: negative 235
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2 comments:

  1. Mr. CavinSeptember 26, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    I love this whole series. I love the Texican borderland hats they are wearing, and the posed pretense of going to work. Is it me, or is Paul Alvin the only one with a speck of dirt on his clothes? What were they making, the annual Christmas card?

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  2. Bet IsonSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:46 AM

    HA! Good question. The pictures in this little set Do look posed, don't they? Many of the early prints of these negatives (that we still have in the family) were printed on postcard paper and sent through the mail to other family members. So one wonders if some of these pictures were taken to send back to other family members back in Iowa or Illinois or even Sweden to illustrate what life was like in Texas. As far as I know, none of these were taken with any intent of publishing or sharing outside the family.

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