Posted in Photos, tagged 1940, Bemidji, Bill Sexton, family photos, George Sexton, Minnesota, Old lawnmower on February 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s another photo from our family collection that I like. It’s labeled “Pa – George – Jim – Aug, 1940″ and shows my great-grandfather mowing his lawn in Bemidji, MN in 1940. He’s standing next to my grandfather’s brother George, and George’s son Jim.
(Click to see a larger version, not cropped).
There’s nothing dramatic about the [...]
Posted in Photos, tagged Bill Sexton, Gus Sexton, Lumber Camp, Lumberjacks on January 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I like Randy Seaver’s idea of occasionally posting a photo from his personal collection, so I’m going to start doing that as well. Here’s one of my favorites.
This is a photo that a family member got from the Minnesota Historical Society, entitled “A lively crowd of old time lumberjacks at Gus Sexton’s camp”. My great-grandpa [...]
