Friday, February 13, 2009

Postcard Friendship Friday (02/13)


“MOUNTAIN OX SLED-- A Blue Ridge mountaineer hauls fodder from the fields on his primitive sled, which oxen drag over the roads without benefit of wheels. North Carolina hill people retain the flavor and atmosphere of their distinctive country.”

Source: Image and caption from "Mountain Ox Sled," postcard NC 4 in Variety Vacation Land, Raleigh, N.C.: Department of Conservation and Development, [1939]. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. VCp917 N87c.

Source: University of North Carolina Library

Hosted by: My good friend Marie at Voila! Vintage Postcards


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6 comments:

  1. What an interesting, old photo.
    Hope you are having a good day.

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  2. You know I just had to sneak online while waiting for hubby☺, I like looking at old photos. TY..have a blessed day.

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  3. We are so blessed to have access via the Internet to so many old images that we would otherwise never see.

    Happy Friday. How is your recovery going?

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  4. Howdy y'all! I am blessed ... you're my friends! :o)

    I'm doing fine Stevie, thanks for asking. Just a little muscle soreness 'cause I can't sit still .. Bad Girl! [slapping my hand]

    Y'all have blessed days too. ♥ ∞

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  5. Wow, look how far we've come with all our fancy machines for farming now. Amazing because this really wasn't that long ago. Great picture!

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  6. I felt like those guys yesterday. This is a great postcard!

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