Fleta took the barn picture in the fall leaves yesterday of Uncle Floyd Powell’s barn. The other barn is Uncle Truman Powell’s barn. The man with the plowed field is Uncle Truman. The one with the team is Uncle Floyd. I don’t have a picture of our old barn! For farmers in the 1950’s the barn was central to everything on the farm. I love seeing old barns. They are beautiful to me.
Frankie Powell helped build his Dad’s barn in 1959. They mixed the concrete by hand, cut the boards with a hand saw, bought the boards from R.T. Powell who had a saw mill at the time. Frankie said they hauled gravel with a team and wagon from long creek down by Bill Rands place.
2 comments:
What great old photos! I like barns too!
There's something pleasing about the shape of a barn. I know several people who have gotten married in upscale barns in my area. Many farms have transformed themselves into event venues. $$$
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