tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post1245824798783652339..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: Sepia Saturday: Working horsesBoobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-28779859571876189912015-04-19T02:41:41.624+10:002015-04-19T02:41:41.624+10:00Very nice, happy group!Very nice, happy group!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-32601224015045738922015-04-15T00:42:15.521+10:002015-04-15T00:42:15.521+10:00Great smiles for the camera! There was a PBS seri...Great smiles for the camera! There was a PBS series a couple of years ago about fictional Land Army folks, wish I could remember what it was called. I did enjoy it.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-32297727720537246972015-04-14T12:31:55.129+10:002015-04-14T12:31:55.129+10:00A super photo that must have delighted the women w...A super photo that must have delighted the women when they saw it. The horses maybe not so much. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-25911038759210980902015-04-13T08:50:53.180+10:002015-04-13T08:50:53.180+10:00My mother made me a pair of overalls like those to...My mother made me a pair of overalls like those to wear when holidaying on my grandfather;s farm. I wonder if she was inspired by the land girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-64169129002114905482015-04-13T03:35:16.832+10:002015-04-13T03:35:16.832+10:00Luckily they weren't on their way to a coal mi...Luckily they weren't on their way to a coal mine.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-69821436815253154512015-04-13T03:28:03.995+10:002015-04-13T03:28:03.995+10:00A charming photo; the girls look so happy and rela...A charming photo; the girls look so happy and relaxed. It would be nice if someone spotted a family member - I don’t think anyone willl recognise the horses with those nosebags on though :)Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-65046442070978318192015-04-12T23:05:31.339+10:002015-04-12T23:05:31.339+10:00A lovely happy photograph taken in difficult times...A lovely happy photograph taken in difficult times. I am sure the reality of life for the Land Girls was not quite so sunny as it appears here. Here in Britain many of us will have had ancestors, such as my husband's great aunt, who served in the Land Army. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-77696162162317228772015-04-12T22:03:48.787+10:002015-04-12T22:03:48.787+10:00That's a fun photo to study. I hope their des...That's a fun photo to study. I hope their descendants find your Flickr page.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-17182016884092937882015-04-12T20:11:17.486+10:002015-04-12T20:11:17.486+10:00Happy workers indeed! I think my father -in law&#...Happy workers indeed! I think my father -in law's sister Jean was in the Land Army here.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-89601444441865865652015-04-12T15:36:54.894+10:002015-04-12T15:36:54.894+10:00Wonderful photo, Lorraine, thanks for sharing it.Wonderful photo, Lorraine, thanks for sharing it.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-59083465631011406012015-04-12T11:17:24.695+10:002015-04-12T11:17:24.695+10:00That is the first time I have heard of the Woman&#...That is the first time I have heard of the Woman's Land Army. The woman all look like they are enjoying themselves.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-10341663941614683972015-04-12T08:11:48.162+10:002015-04-12T08:11:48.162+10:00What a great photo...I love the composition. It...What a great photo...I love the composition. It's a wonder horses could breathe with those bags on. I guess they don't have allergies or asthma. Wouldn't one of these be perfect on a fast-growing teenager?Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-48250130776336001492015-04-12T05:34:39.512+10:002015-04-12T05:34:39.512+10:00I'm assuming the Women's Land Army in Engl...I'm assuming the Women's Land Army in England was somewhat akin to the U.S.'s "Rosie the Riveter" movement - eg: women taking over traditional men's jobs when the men had to go off to war? The Women's Land Army tended the fields to produce the food the country would need - yes? La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-48477213519845697782015-04-11T23:58:40.084+10:002015-04-11T23:58:40.084+10:00Love the feed bags -- and everybody does look chee...Love the feed bags -- and everybody does look cheerful, indeed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com