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5. Subjects
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At
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Alex Fowler in his Baldur store
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Hartney's Victor Duchesneau, and his delivery cart
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A harness maker in Lauder.
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The first Lauder telephone office
Life on the Farm
As mentioned, outdoor photography presented special challenges. When
the subject is on a farm, distance is also a factor. So it’s no
surprise that a majority of the existing photos of a given community
are set in town.
Such photos that do exist likely also came with a story, now long
forgotten. Something brought the photographer to the site. Perhaps it
was a request, or perhaps a noteworthy event.
In recording
the daily lives of resident, the rural photographer was often drawn to
harvesting scenes, but other tasks are represented as well.
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This photo from the Archives of Canada is a high-quality print of a
farmer plowing near Elgin.
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This photo is also from the Elgin region. Building a new barn was
always an event worth recording.
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Harvesting scenes were popular. This image is notable for its quality
and for the impeccably dressed observer.
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Another high quality photo, this time from the Killarney area.
Erecting a barn of this style and size was indeed an enterprise. The
historian is always happy to see that someone took the trouble to note
details, especially names.
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For a heavy load, oxen were slow but steady – sort of.
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