We have already seen the same area in earlier pictures, such as the 1936 photograph of Grandpa, Grandma, and five kids below. (Keep in mind that the 1936 photo was taken looking northeast and the new photo was taken looking southwest. See further here.)
We have also seen how the Peter P farm yard looked earlier this year.
What is new, thanks to Abe and Alice, is a photograph of the Peter P farm yard from over a hundred years ago, probably sometime between 1912 and 1914. More about the date of the photo later.
A few general observations will suffice for today, after which we will zoom in specific details in the photo.
1. The 1913 photo was taken from north of the driveway and east of the barn, roughly where the red arrow is pointing in the photograph farther below.
2. The little silo on the north end of the barn today and visible in the background of the 1936 photo had not yet been constructed in 1913.
3. On the other hand, the shed in the cow lot in 1913 no longer stands in the same spot. Whether it stood in 1936 is impossible to tell.
4. The windmill was located in the cow lot in 1913, but today it is farther south. If you look closely at the picture immediately above you can see the top of the structure (no wheel) between the bins.
5. The house, which stands west and north of the barn, is visible in the background of the 1913 photo and the photo immediately above.
6. The 1913 photo includes a number of people, some of whom we can identify. But that is a post for another day.
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