{"id":252,"date":"2012-10-08T22:03:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T03:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jillholman.com\/genealogy\/?p=252"},"modified":"2021-12-27T16:04:48","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:04:48","slug":"the-laitala-farm-through-time-a-photo-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jillholman.com\/genealogy\/the-laitala-farm-through-time-a-photo-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"The Laitala Farm through Time – A Photo Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 70 years, a lot has happened and then again, not so much has changed. Many of the buildings have stood the test of time. I’m especially proud of the pole barn, standing so straight and true, because my grandpa built it! But alas, the house burned down and some of the buildings are succumbing gracefully to gravity . . .
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The Laitala farm as it was in 1938<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The cow barn & pole barn in 1938<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The cow barn in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The garage and machine shop September 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The pole barn & blacksmith shop in 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The Laitala farm in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The pole barn, cow barn & blacksmith shop in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The blacksmith shop with the chicken coop in the background in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The machine shop succumbing to gravity in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Inside view of the machine shop succumbing to gravity in 2008<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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