Geneva Sweet

  • Age: 96
  • Interview Date: 4/3/2008
  • Interviewer: Michael Maniscalco, Illinois State Museum
  • Interview Length: 95 minutes Sit-Down Interview
  • County: Morgan

Geneva is a retired farm wife and bank cashier. Her father-in-law was a photographer who began taking pictures of the family farm in the 1890s. Below are images she talked about in her interview.

Edgar Sweet Barn: Shucking Shock Corn for FodderEdgar Sweet Barn: Shucking Shock Corn for Fodder

Ralph, Herschel, and Cullen Harvesting OatsRalph, Herschel, and Cullen Harvesting Oats

Horsedrawn SleighHorsedrawn SleighTent Housing Railroad WorkersTent Housing Railroad WorkersFields from the BarnFields from the BarnChickens Deep in Snow: Plymouth Rock HensChickens Deep in Snow: Plymouth Rock Hens