[AT] cutting hay

[Mogrits]

Luckily,

My Dad was an active amateur photographer. He took pictures of everything,
even the mundane. He left stacks of slides and prints in his wake.
Unfortunately his third wife wound up with the bulk of them but I managed
to get a few.

Here's one he took of my Grandfather operating the Allis Chalmers I still
have today.



On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 8:05 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> The only picture I have of my dad, period, is one that I re-photographed
> from the panoramic shot of his 32nd degree Masonic class.  His image on
> the old photo is literally "thumb nail" size but I was able to
> re-photograph
> it
> with a good digital camera and have it blown up into an image that is a
> fair representation of what a photograph of that era would have looked
> like.
> It's the only physical remembrance I have of him.  It's hanging in front of
> me now.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 1:00 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] cutting hay
>
> Herb:
>
> You are right on so many counts, but Dad looked the happiest when he was
> in his work clothes and either working cattle or driving a tractor.  The
> high cost of developing was the reason many good times went undocumented.
>
> Cecil
>
>
> On 8/29/2016 9:18 PM, Herb Metz wrote:
> > Cecil,
> > In defense of your Dad, cameras and pictures were expensive, less
> reliable
> > and time consuming in his day. Plus most farmers work clothes back then
> > were
> > something less than photogenic. Herb(GA)
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Cecil Bearden
> > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 8:20 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: Re: [AT] cutting hay
> > I wish I had one of my Dad when he was driving a tractor or working with
> > me.  Only one I have is a little blurry.  He wasn't one for pictures.
> > Cecil
> >
> > On 8/29/2016 10:52 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> >> John, in case you don't know you can
> >> go to the web site of Walmart or Walgreens drug
> >> or many other places and upload that picture to
> >> their photo department.  They'll print it out for just a
> >> few bucks.  It's not expensive at all.  You just need to
> >> send it in the full size (megapixels) and not like you
> >> posted it to the list.
> >> Charlie
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: John Hall
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 5:59 PM
> >> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> >> Subject: [AT] cutting hay
> >> Here is dad mowing hay last week, tractor is a 51 or 2 IH Super A. Mower
> >> is a balanced head 7' IH balanced head (no pitman). Hay turned out well,
> >> about 70-80 bales per acre.
> >> John Hall
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