Posted 12 years ago
walksoftly
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This is an RPPC from 1908, the man holding the book & the woman next to him are my Grandfather's Uncle & Aunt. This picture was taken in 1908, in Sittingbourne, Kent, England, this is a Hop picking crew. The way that the man on the left is dressed, I would assume that he is the land owner, or the farm manager.
The second photo I can't date as the corner is missing, & it was never posted, on the back is written "With kind love to all from Mrs Mudge"
Kent is known as the garden of England
Thank you for the love & the comment bratjjd, it's nice to know that they bring pleasure to others.
I was born and raised in Manitoba :)..(Steinbach)....looove the old pics!!..I have some amazing mennoite ones I will post soon! xoxo
@ xxmagsxx, hello there ex Manitoban, I'll be looking for them.
Thanks for the L & the comment.
What a great slice of family history, thank you for showing it.
Thanks for the nice comment, & the L, Signaholic.
A big thank you to packrat, Mani, mikie, & Lao for the L's.
Thanks Bellin for the compliment & the L.
Thanks for the L, tlmbaran.
I've been waiting five days to see if anyone noticed but I guess they were to well camouflaged :)
They call that photo bombing now, I don't know what they called it in 1908.
I don't know what cob nuts are, but the plants are to small for hops.
Cobnuts AKA Hazlenuts
@scandi thanks for the previous comment, a postcard would do. :)
Thanks for the L's, toolate & trunkman.
Thanks for the love, antiquesareamazing, Mani, Ted_Straub, & Hems.
Hi WS. Sittingbourne, I know it well :) Thanks for sharing this. What a great family photo. I used to walk past these hop fields everyday:). I love all the oasthouses seen in the background. When I was growing up in the area I'd see plenty, almost always derelict or being demolished. I don't think there're any left in Upchurch now. There were literally thousands of them in Kent alone at one time.
Thanks for the love & comments Fran, I'm glad they stirred up some fond memories for you.
Priceless memory walksoftly, I love it.;-)
Alan
Thanks for the love & kind words Alan.
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