A Real Pole Barn
Aug 25, 2023 16:17:11 #
This one was built back when a farmer or builder went to the electric or phone company and bought their used poles to build barns with. It has served as a cattle barn for as long as I can remember. My friend Richard Fish's father built this one back in the 1940s. After Richard passed away, his sons are now still using it as a cattle barn. I also caught a few crows in the shot.
We still call them pole barns, but today's structures are really post barns, built with solid or laminated posts.
We still call them pole barns, but today's structures are really post barns, built with solid or laminated posts.
Aug 25, 2023 16:36:42 #
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Aug 25, 2023 17:38:08 #
jaymatt wrote:
This one was built back when a farmer or builder w... (show quote)
I love that photo and enjoyed the history of a pole barn.
Aug 25, 2023 17:50:43 #
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Aug 25, 2023 19:27:26 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
jaymatt wrote:
This one was built back when a farmer or builder w... (show quote)
Not sure about the poles, but it could have been used illustratively in "The Grapes of Wrath."
Aug 25, 2023 22:17:18 #
Aug 26, 2023 00:05:37 #
JustJill wrote:
I love that photo and enjoyed the history of a pole barn.
Thanks, Jill--appreciate that.
Aug 26, 2023 00:05:55 #
Aug 26, 2023 00:06:27 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Nicely shot John Matthew. The vultures really add to the feeling.
Thank you, Jack.
Aug 26, 2023 00:06:42 #
cahale wrote:
Not sure about the poles, but it could have been used illustratively in "The Grapes of Wrath."
Aug 26, 2023 00:07:03 #
black mamba wrote:
Wonderful shot, John. Its great that it is still in use.
Thanks much, Tom.
Aug 26, 2023 01:35:49 #
Great photo, John! I enjoyed seeing it and reading your story about it.
Thanks for posting!
Thanks for posting!
Aug 26, 2023 07:08:09 #
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