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Congratulations Clarencen!!!! Really neat photo.

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I found that photo in one of my albums, at first I hesitated to enter it. I believe I took that picture one Sunday afternoon in Martin, South Dakota sometime during the 1980's. The steers, or oxen in the picture I see in my mind differ from the ones in the picture. This may be because I was thinking "what if we took a couple of steers from our herd and trained them to drive" We had some Gelbvieh in our herd then.

I was in Martin that afternoon to meet with Tim Johnson, he was congressman from SD then, and had asked some people to meet him. I had time before he arrived so I drove around, then saw this man with the ox team. Later he had them parked so I took a picture.

I am still not alltogether certain about this, but I don't have any pictures in my album except my own and a few of my sisters. She don't remember this picture.
 
Clarencen said:
I found that photo in one of my albums, at first I hesitated to enter it. I believe I took that picture one Sunday afternoon in Martin, South Dakota sometime during the 1980's. The steers, or oxen in the picture I see in my mind differ from the ones in the picture. This may be because I was thinking "what if we took a couple of steers from our herd and trained them to drive" We had some Gelbvieh in our herd then.

I was in Martin that afternoon to meet with Tim Johnson, he was congressman from SD then, and had asked some people to meet him. I had time before he arrived so I drove around, then saw this man with the ox team. Later he had them parked so I took a picture.

I am still not alltogether certain about this, but I don't have any pictures in my album except my own and a few of my sisters. She don't remember this picture.
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Orville Fetter from Martin had a team of oxen at about that time. I'll bet the ones in your picture belonged to him.
 
Clarence, I got to thinking that maybe this was around Fairbury, and did some searching on the internet and found that this was taken at Rock Creek Station south east of Fairbury, Nebraska.
 
Martin Jr. said:
Clarence, I got to thinking that maybe this was around Fairbury, and did some searching on the internet and found that this was taken at Rock Creek Station south east of Fairbury, Nebraska.
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That's where Wild Bill Hickok took care of the McCandless (sp?) gang. Been there several times, but every time it was raining cats & dogs, so I've never really been out of the main building. Which, BTW, is absolutely gorgeous with the Endicott brick work there!
 
Well then, I won't claim it. My sister, Carol must have sent it to me. I don't think she took it either as she didn't remember it. It is not a post card it is a little smaller then that.

I was at the RockCreek Station a long time ago but they were just starting to restore it then. I believe there was a sreet in or near Endicotte that had been restored then. There was a bluff nearby where John C. Freemont had carved his name, but it was about washed away then too.
I guess this is all just for fun anyway. so no harm done.
 
Clarencen said:
Well then, I won't claim it. My sister, Carol must have sent it to me. I don't think she took it either as she didn't remember it. It is not a post card it is a little smaller then that.

I was at the RockCreek Station a long time ago but they were just starting to restore it then. I believe there was a sreet in or near Endicotte that had been restored then. There was a bluff nearby where John C. Freemont had carved his name, but it was about washed away then too.
I guess this is all just for fun anyway. so no harm done.
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It was a very interesting picture regardless of where it was photographed. Thanks for posting it.
 
Soapweed said:
Clarencen said:
Well then, I won't claim it. My sister, Carol must have sent it to me. I don't think she took it either as she didn't remember it. It is not a post card it is a little smaller then that.

I was at the RockCreek Station a long time ago but they were just starting to restore it then. I believe there was a sreet in or near Endicotte that had been restored then. There was a bluff nearby where John C. Freemont had carved his name, but it was about washed away then too.
I guess this is all just for fun anyway. so no harm done.
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It was a very interesting picture regardless of where it was photographed. Thanks for posting it.
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:agree: :nod: It is a very interesting picture. Dad had a old album with pictures of Mom's family and with no captions in it we don't know many of the people. Dad is pretty good on the ones after they were married but Mom doesn't remember who people were when she was little. Guess it doesn't matter we still enjoy looking at it. :D
 
Clarencen said:
Well then, I won't claim it. My sister, Carol must have sent it to me. I don't think she took it either as she didn't remember it. It is not a post card it is a little smaller then that.

I was at the RockCreek Station a long time ago but they were just starting to restore it then. I believe there was a sreet in or near Endicotte that had been restored then. There was a bluff nearby where John C. Freemont had carved his name, but it was about washed away then too.
I guess this is all just for fun anyway. so no harm done.
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No matter how it got in your album its a geat pic and we all LOVED it.
 

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