All photos taken in the city of Detroit ("the arsenal of democracy") during World War II. From the Virtual Motor City Collection at Wayne State University.
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Showing posts with label farming. Show all posts
All photos taken in the city of Detroit ("the arsenal of democracy") during World War II. From the Virtual Motor City Collection at Wayne State University.
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Francis "Bug" Mauer of Nashville, Michigan died last year after spending two decades building a miniature version of the large working farm on which he grew up near Roscommon, Michigan. Now his son and grandson transport the farm to county fairs on the back of a flatbed truck.
"My wife said I had to get a hobby. So I had a dream to build an old-fashioned farm. I started working on this in 1987.
In building this, I build and take apart until it looks right to me. All the shingles are made from a cedar board and tapered by hand and nailed on. I've been to Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota to pick up livestock and machinery.
When I came back and told my wife how much it cost, she said 'Don't have a dream like that again.'
I know things are cramped, but I only had so much space! It was designed for a 200-acre farm. There's a lot of work to be done yet."
----Francis (Bug) Maurer
"I still think he should take up whittling!"
----Mrs. Francis Maurer
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In building this, I build and take apart until it looks right to me. All the shingles are made from a cedar board and tapered by hand and nailed on. I've been to Iowa, Indiana, and Minnesota to pick up livestock and machinery.
When I came back and told my wife how much it cost, she said 'Don't have a dream like that again.'
I know things are cramped, but I only had so much space! It was designed for a 200-acre farm. There's a lot of work to be done yet."
----Francis (Bug) Maurer
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----Mrs. Francis Maurer
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