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Mazoch Brothers Truck Line, Granger, Texas, 1932

Photograph shows three trucks, loaded with bales of cotton, on Davilla Street. Granger Machine Shop on far left.

ID: CD# 1102

Joseph Zarsky and milk cow, Williamson County, Texas, ca. 1920

Photograph shows Joseph Zarsky, farmer and father-in-law of Joseph J. Mikulencak, standing with his hand resting on the rump of a cow.

ID: CD# 547

Labaj Family with bales of hay on trailer, Williamson County, Texas, 1962

Photograph shows Dot, Ben, Henry, and H. A. Labaj with hay brought in from field. Shed on right.

ID: CD# 547

Kraitchar (Krajca) home after snowfall, Caldwell, Texas, ca. 1910s

Photograph shows exterior of the one and one-half story frame house of Tom and Mary Kocurek Kraitchar at 604 E. Buck St.

ID: CD# 148

Steve and Franzika Drymalla and their children near their house on Bernardo Prairie, Colorado County, Texas

Photograph shows children standing between parents. Between the children, Leona and Edwin, are two white rabbits and a doll carriage.

circa 1912

ID: CD# 434

Henry Labaj weighing sack of cotton on farm near Granger, Texas, early 1940s

Photograph shows Henry Labaj with male and female farm workers behind trailer loaded with cotton. His daughters standing nearby.

Fun Fact: Chores

Gender roles played a great part in how chores were divided amongst children living on the farm. Age was another contributing factor, as older siblings tended to have tasks like milking cows and harvesting crops, while younger siblings would typically stay indoors with their mothers, washing dishes and churning butter. Males would mainly be working outside and tending the farm, while females were indoors, maintaining the house and cooking.

"If you don't have a Canner and can't buy one...

Look for a large deep vessel with a cover...

A wash boiler or metal tub with a home-made rack
of wood or wire.

A metal pail...a deep pot...a large lard can--fit it with a rock and cover and you have a canner."

Boiling water bath poster, 1943

ID:

CAT31314750

Fun Fact: Canning Money

Silver coins were treasured for both their monetary value during The Great Depression, and their role in the home-canning process. Coins were placed into Mason jars and kettles when cooking food to can in order to help substances from sticking and regulated the cooking process overall. These coins were referred to as “canning money” and would remain in the Mason jars with preserved food throughout the season, often getting polished with its contact with heat and sugars or salts.

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