Nuts and Bolts - Relics of the Past

by Toni Hopper

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Nuts and Bolts - Relics of the Past

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Toni Hopper

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Photograph - Photograph

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Farm equipment is far from boring. Imagine the stories these old machines hold, the farmer just trying to work the land, make an honest living and survival for his family. I find it absolutely necessary to call more attention to the troubles that they have endured for lifetimes and generations, especially in 2022, as this lifestyle, a foundation for America, and other countries around the world, is being threatened.

In 2017, I photographed several old pieces of rusted farm equipment in rural Oklahoma. I'm working on a project now, five years later, which I am calling, Relics of the Past.

In 1808, John Deere's father died when Deere was only four-years-old. He was raised by his mother. As a young blacksmith, in his adult life, he listened to his customers and realized that cast-iron plows were not efficient. He made a plow from steel using a broken saw blade that was polished.

Please see more of my images of these Relics of the Past here in my gallery.

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July 19th, 2022

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