I posted this picture to my "Genealogy Tip of the Day" page on Facebook to see if they could guess when it was taken. I've seen the picture numerous times--that's me in the background. I know when it was taken. But it still makes a good genealogy photo exercise as there are several clues as to when this picture was taken. Some of those clues will be more apparent to some readers than others.
The car
There is a car in the upper right hand corner of the picture that could be used to aid in dating the picture--or at least knowing the earliest point in time when it was taken. I'm not a car buff, but a Facebook commenter indicated it was a 1972 Monte Carlo.
The caps
The cattle
The school
There is a building in the background. The style of architecture suggests it was built in the 1950s or 1960s (probably).The metal panel
I avoided a discussion of clothes, largely because that's not my "thing" and I personally find jeans, boots and dress shirts had to date.
The actual year?
This picture was taken in 1977 (probably). I'd have to ask my Mother to be certain. How did I know that? This was my first 4-H project and I started 4-H after I turned eight. I couldn't show that first summer, so it would have been the summer I turned 9.
2 comments:
Well - I was partly correct.:}
Having been in 4-H and showing cattle myself, I put the child as around 10 years old. I think when I was showing in the 40s that was the age required. Ages 8&9 were for Cloverbuds.
I recognized the show halters - you have the strap rolled up in your hand.
Since I showed dairy cattle and all the shows I attended had no beef cattle so I was not aware of the the change of leg length.
I saw the car in the background but with my regular glasses,and reading glasses on and using a magnifying glass and my 80odd year old eyes, I still couldn't see enough of it to identify it.
I took the buildings as either a farm of a fair.:}
I showed until I was 21 and a senior in college.:} They were the best times in my life.
I enjoyed this little puzzle.
Thank you
Barbara in MA
I'm glad you enjoyed it Barbara!
We were allowed to show through my freshman year of college.
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