Friends recently gave me a unique logbook kept by Kerrville's Ola B. Gammon when she purchased her 1913 Hudson.Most agricultural work was still done with animal power; the two images of threshing were taken at the Gammon's farm/ ranch in Kerrville, which I believe was called "Happy Valley Ranch," and was on Bear Creek.
The bottom image is fairly rare, of the Reservation School, which, at the time, also housed a Baptist church. This shot of the school predates the second location of the school.
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| Threshing, Kerr County, 1915 |
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| Threshing, Kerr County, 1915 |
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| Reservation School, Kerr County, 1915 This is the first site of the Reservation School, which was built in 1907; the school would move in 1919. A Baptist church met here. Note the brush arbor between building and right automobile. |
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| Lots of mud on that surrey's wheels. Kerr County, 1915 |
Those are wonderful photos!
ReplyDeleteThat must have been a difficult life.
I'm not familiar with the "Reservation School". Was it associated with an Indian Reservation?
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There are a lot of theories as to the name "Reservation" for both the road and the school. It was not an Indian Reservation; the most repeated story is the early settlers of that area considered themselves a separate people from others -- a 'reserve,' if you will. Perhaps another reader will have a better story that defines it better for all of us.
DeleteReally amazing photos!
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