23.06.13

Postcard, Photographic

1915 Approximate

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" black and white postcard photograph of a construction crew, four unidentified men in overalls, posed on scaffolding beside a silo under construction beside a new barn; one man stands on the ladder; two men above him hold masonry trowels; boy at left assisting others.

A collection of 40 photographs donated by James Barber, Janesville, Minn.; all but one photograph were taken by his father, Benny C. Barber, also of Janesville; Bennie was the son of Permelia Pitman and George B. Barber; Permelia was the daughter of Leman Pitman and the sister of William Pitman.