Monday, April 6, 2015

Water Girl

Dee (Dorothy) Giriat, 1955

This is "Dee," and she appears to be at the pump located alongside Holmes Road, which was situated about two miles east of the Kelly place. Folks came from miles around to bottle its cool, clear, water - especially for drinking. Of course, this was long before the store-bought stuff came into being, and before such things became a virtual necessity. As you can tell, it took work to coax it up from the well, and a wagon train (car) to haul it back to Ballard. And although her aim seems a little off, she looks like an expert! A great photo, thanks to Dee!

(Stay tuned, the above is the first in a series!)