i've seen such photos is antique shops but can't tell you alot more. they are not uncommon. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john & heather" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 5:08 AM Subject: goat cart photos > Dear listers, > > I'm at a local history museum in High Point, North Carolina. A > colleague in Lexington, NC called me the other day and sparked my > interest. We both have 1930s photographs of small children posed in a > cart hitched to a goat. The cart has plaques with the town name and > year on it, but obviously has either been repainted many times or can > easily be removed. One of the Lexington photos bears the stamp of the > photographer with "[name], Traveling Photographer". My donor said she > knew lots of local people with such photos, but that was all the > information she gave me. > > We can make some assumptions, but I'd like to hear from anyone who knows > more about this. Were goat carts a specific prop to the Southern United > States? Were traveling photographers more prolific during the > Depression? If there are any good books on itinerant 20th century > photographers and their props, that would be great. > > Thanks for your help, > > John Marks > High Point Museum > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).