The Slower Road

The lady and two babies in the carriage are wearing some rather flamboyant hats, aren’t they? But what’s with the three other people, standing around randomly with their bicycles?

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(from the Jack and Marge Day collection)

Today, a couple of children and a very wooly goat, in front of what appears to be a bungalow in Florida or California, judging by the palm fronds in the photo. I wonder if this goat and his wagon were traveling photo props, like all those ponies and cowboy hats in the 1950s?

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(from the CMA Archives)

All this week: some lovely old portraits of ordinary people, with their horses, mules, dogs, bicycles, even a goat.

Here we have a pair of big mules and a little girl, posing for their photo in front of what appears to be a new barn. The photo isn’t dated, but judging by the girl’s outfit, I’m going to guess this was taken in the very early 1900s.

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(from the Jack and Marge Day collection)