| Boyle
County - New Austria, 1885
Photos by William L. MacLean
Sources: Willard Rouse Jillson Photo Collection / Kentucky Geological Survey Photographs, 1987PH08
Series 2 -- Kentucky Bureau of Immigration Photo Album ("Swiss Colony" Album), 1885 |
| Two girls wearing flowered hats stand with two dogs, Boyle County, 1885. Probably in "New Austria." |
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Farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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| Men with rifles and hunting dog on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. In field next to homestead with picket fence. |
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A crop of corn on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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| Woman milks a cow on Alois Rosel's farm at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Woman milks a cow outside, in front of white frame house and split-rail fence. A small herd of cattle grazes nearby. |
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A dinner outside on a farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. A family sits down to a table outside for a meal. A woman serves coffee. Chickens are at their feet. A grindstone and basket are nearby. |
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| Woman and three children on farm in Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Woman and three children stand in field of grass next to house and fence. |
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Farm at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Four people stand in front of split log fence and farm building. A crop of corn grows on the hillside behind. |
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| Boy pets his dog in a field in Boyle County, 1885. Probably in "New Austria." |
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Farm of George Kratzwald, Colony "New Austria," in Boyle County, 1885. Families harvesting hay. |
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| Woman and man on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Bearded man wearing a straw hat sits on horse. Woman, wearing apron and straw hat, stands at gate. The log house behind them has a log chimney that is leaning away from the house, and his propped with poles. |
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Mrs. William Seltsam and her baby boy at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. She stands on a dirt path, holding her child. |
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| Farming in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. A child sits on a mule that draws a sledge. A woman stands behind holding a baby. |
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A woman and child stand at a spinning wheel on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. A Rose of Sharon bush is behind them. |
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| Creating crop land in Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Two men stand in field full of tree stumps. A log homestead is in the background. |
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Hillside crop of corn at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Four children rest at a downed tree surrounded by a young crop of corn. Farm buildings in the background. |
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| Woman and children in a field of corn and other crops, Boyle County, 1885. |
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Farm land in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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| Family at their farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. A woman sits side-saddle on horse. A man stands holding the reins. Another man stands with a cow (and a bird?). They have a frame house with picket fence. |
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Farm land of the "Swiss Colony" in the Laurel and Boyle County area, 1885.
Description Rolling fields of crop lands. |
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| Two men and three children stand in a field on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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Family in front of farm building at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. A girl, a man, and a woman stand in front of a rural house or barn. The girl may be holding a doll. The man and woman are each reading books, presumably bibles, as they are dressed in their Sunday best. |
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| Man and woman at their home in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Couple in front of their home. The man is on horseback. The woman is wearing a hat and apron. There are three dogs at her feet. The gate posts are topped with round carvings. |
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Recently cleared land on farm in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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| Home and construction at Colony "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. Home with picket fence. Construction lumber is in the foreground. |
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Family relaxes on porch of log cabin in Boyle County, 1885. One boy leans against a post reading a paper. Probably "New Austria." |
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| Children at a log fence in "New Austria," Boyle County, 1885. |
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Open air lunch on the way to Colony "New Austria," 1885. Alois Rosel, E.A. Galkner & C.L. Jackson picnic near Junction City, Boyle County. |
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