http://sean.famthings.com/2009/02/10/photo-mowing-the-lawn-in-1940/ Miscellaneous thoughts and discoveries on genealogy, family history and family photos. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:19:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://sean.famthings.com/2009/02/10/photo-mowing-the-lawn-in-1940/#comment-232 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:19:04 +0000 http://sean.famthings.com/?p=398#comment-232 Interesting picture showing how people used to dress. If you look closely, you will notice what looks like long underwear under his long sleeved shirt. It seems that old men commonly dressed this way even in summer. When I was growing up, buttoning the shirt collar was commonly done among older men.

]]> http://sean.famthings.com/2009/02/10/photo-mowing-the-lawn-in-1940/#comment-167 Sat, 05 Jun 2010 23:45:55 +0000 http://sean.famthings.com/?p=398#comment-167 Takes me back.
In the 1940′s I made my spending money by mowing lawns with a push mower very much like the one shown. 25-50 cents for a small to medium lawn and $1 for a really big lawn. I had a regular route and in a good week made $4=$5, serious money for a pre teen in those days. Thanks gfor sharing the picture.

]]> http://sean.famthings.com/2009/02/10/photo-mowing-the-lawn-in-1940/#comment-131 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:34:40 +0000 http://sean.famthings.com/?p=398#comment-131 Well, the house where they lived was on a pretty small lot in a small town. So I suspect that he had very little lawn to mow.

]]> http://sean.famthings.com/2009/02/10/photo-mowing-the-lawn-in-1940/#comment-130 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:09:26 +0000 http://sean.famthings.com/?p=398#comment-130 Great photo that tells so many stories for your family I’m sure. Do you know how much land your great-grandfather owned and maintained?

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