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Stumblebum

Very nice Tom! You keep finding those!

denisegoldberg

I really like the detail in the 2nd photo, very nice.

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@Stumblebum said:
Very nice Tom! You keep finding those!

Thanks, Taz. I admit that I diligently hunt down these old farm/homestead structures. Their numbers are dwindling and I want to record as many as I can. They speak so loudly to a part of our history that's rapidly disappearing.

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@denisegoldberg said:
I really like the detail in the 2nd photo, very nice.

Thanks for the visit, Denise. I have a feeling that you, too, would enjoy shooting in this type of environment.

Cygnus Studios

I love these old houses. It is amazing to think that a family lived in such a small place. I've not seen any houses like these since moving to the west coast.

denisegoldberg

@black mamba said:
...I have a feeling that you, too, would enjoy shooting in this type of environment.

I think you're probably right about that Tom. I just need to find the right spot.

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@Cygnus Studios said:
I love these old houses. It is amazing to think that a family lived in such a small place. I've not seen any houses like these since moving to the west coast.

Occasionally, Steve, I am fortunate enough to get some sort of history to the old structures that I shoot. In one such case, a home that was probably 600 square feet max had seen 13 kids raised there. Large families were the norm in those days and I'm sure that the above case was not all that extreme. No electricity, no plumbing, scrambling for stuff to wear and eat....life wasn't a walk in the park for those folks.

Cygnus Studios

@black mamba said:
Occasionally, Steve, I am fortunate enough to get some sort of history to the old structures that I shoot. In one such case, a home that was probably 600 square feet max had seen 13 kids raised there. Large families were the norm in those days and I'm sure that the above case was not all that extreme. No electricity, no plumbing, scrambling for stuff to wear and eat....life wasn't a walk in the park for those folks.

I was the first generation of my family not raised in the hills of Tennessee or W. Virginia. Still have plenty of family there. My mother was one of 9 kids raised in a two room house that resembled the ones in your photos. Clap board with a metal roof. Thankfully my parents moved out of the hills right after I was born. While I spent many a summer in those hills, and it is as pretty as any place I've been, I can't say that I would enjoy living there.

roaddog52

Another nice find Tom. I think it's great that you are recording these old places before they succumb to nature. I've had the same idea for old barns, but life seems to get in the way.
Phil

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@roaddog52 said:
Another nice find Tom. I think it's great that you are recording these old places before they succumb to nature. I've had the same idea for old barns, but life seems to get in the way.
Phil

It's really good to hear from you, Phil. My wife says that if I stop and jump out of the car to shoot another old building, she'll drive off without me. She's kidding, right ?

Stay safe,

Tom

roaddog52

@black mamba said:

@roaddog52 said:
Another nice find Tom. I think it's great that you are recording these old places before they succumb to nature. I've had the same idea for old barns, but life seems to get in the way.
Phil

It's really good to hear from you, Phil. My wife says that if I stop and jump out of the car to shoot another old building, she'll drive off without me. She's kidding, right ?

Stay safe,

Tom

Tom, my wife said the same thing, with a smile on her face, Mmm, maybe it was a grimace.

redleash

Nice finds Tom! You should make a book of all thes gems you shoot!

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@redleash said:
Nice finds Tom! You should make a book of all thes gems you shoot!

It's great to hear from you, Lauren. Two years ago, I was working with a college professor that was going to publish a book about the Appalachians and the early settlers of that region. He and I had isolated about 20 of my photos for inclusion in the book. Unfortunately, his grant money for the project didn't materialize as he had expected and the project died. Oh well. It was at least a learning experience for me if I ever decide to take a run at such a book by myself. I was encouraged by some of this professor's associates in that they commented that my collection of photos was the best they had seen relative to the subject matter. I do intend, one day, to donate my entire body of this work to the Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.

redleash

Hi Tom - thanks for the note. I am sorry your book fell through but it sounds like a good experience nonetheless. What a nice idea you have, donating your images to the school. I would like to visit back in those hills you roam around in.