Family on Farm in Arkansass

Rodney in the back yard of the farmhouse with Carl on the back porch. Perhaps late in 1940. Seen in the background are the big black walnut trees without leaves. They are close to the road that ran in front of the house. Note that the house was unpainted - common for farmhouses of that era.

Rod with the family dogs in the back yard, which is bare dirt. They are only a few feet from the porch, and this shows the corner of the meathouse where we sometimes stored sugar-cured pork. This shows the position of the barn where we were to spend so much time. It was south of the house on the far side of the garden.

Rodney in front of the meathouse. We still called it the "meathouse" when I was a teenager, long past the time when meat was stored there.

Rod with with teddy bear in front of barn.

Wanda in 3rd grade.