A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....2

[Rufus T. Firefly]

A trio of hard looking men with some wealth as well. Interesting pants being worn to the far left - patterned.

Being stereoscope cards - guesstimate 1880's, but could be earlier

[rogruth]

The wells seem to be very close together. I guess a spot was claimed and as much as possible was taken before ones fortune dried up.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

.... Interesting pants being worn to the far left - patterned....

Rufus, You have a marvelous eye for detail - those pants. I hadn't noticed them at all .

I guess that's why all your models are so beautiful - your eye for detail; plus, of course, your skilled hands and artistic abilities .
Murph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

.... Interesting pants being worn to the far left - patterned....

Rufus, You have a marvelous eye for detail - those pants. I hadn't noticed them at all .

Well, he might have been fresh from the golf course,

I guess that's why all your models are so beautiful - your eye for detail; plus, of course, your skilled hands and artistic abilities .
Murph

Thank you!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Oh, and I almost forgot - your prodigious imagination factors in, too !

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rogruth]

Probably couldn't do that today without police protection.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Probably couldn't do that today without police protection.

What? Have a parade or get a bunch of orphans all dressed up w/o any adults about in supervision?

[healey36]

Especially if sponsored by the "Odd Fellows"...

[rogruth]

Especially if sponsored by the "Odd Fellows"...

And waving American flags.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

That's a startling number of orphans! Look how far back that group goes back along that roadway! And they are noted in the caption on the photo as representing one orphanage.
What were people doing in those days, just hiding unplanned pregnancies and , then, leaving newborns on doorsteps or wherever!?

And under what pretext did the authorities get the children to be in that parade, one could wonder. Amazing. I think the facial expression on the boy in the front-row, alongside the girls' row, large white collar, says a great deal about their lot in life, or at least, what his viewpoint is about such public appearances and, perhaps, his lot in life.

They all look healthy, though, and they have nice clothes on, and good footwear, so they appear to have been well taken-care of. I can only hope and trust they grew up to have satisfying lives with treasured families of their own, if they wanted them, blessed with prosperity and folks whom they met who came to love and value them.

I'm not sure how I feel about, nor am sufficiently knowledgeable of, what the facts of life were, back then, which are implicit in the appearance and fact of that parade, so I am very interested in reading your reactions and viewpoints, guys.
daMurph

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What were people doing in those days, just hiding unplanned pregnancies and , then, leaving newborns on doorsteps or wherever!?

I think that quite a few orphanages at the time were associated with soldier's homes and that WW1, the flue epidemic, and other economic factors might have been contributing variables

And under what pretext did the authorities get the children to be in that parade, one could wonder. Amazing. I think the facial expression on the boy in the front-row, alongside the girls' row, large white collar, says a great deal about their lot in life, or at least, what his viewpoint is about such public appearances and, perhaps, his lot in life.

Promises, bribes, and threats? Cattle prods were not yet available

They all look healthy, though, and they have nice clothes on, and good footwear, so they appear to have been well taken-care of. I can only hope and trust they grew up to have satisfying lives with treasured families of their own, if they wanted them, blessed with prosperity and folks who they met who came to love and value them.

One can only hope that was the case.

I'm not sure how I feel about, nor am sufficiently knowledgeable of, what the facts of life were, back then...

The good old days were not.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[rex desilets]

Rufus, your new tagline was big back in my crypto-JBS days. I suppose you're too young to remember.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus, your new tagline was big back in my crypto-JBS days. I suppose you're too young to remember.

The quote is from the 16th century; yes, a wee bit before my time.