How "Sweet" Hardwork Is

http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2012/09/26/re-enacting-a-simpler-way-of-life/


This is a picture of a family from a simpler time.  However, this photo is obviously recent.  Each person is wearing clothing that resembles someone that was beginning to settle the West.  The boots are most likely deer hide in that deer were the most popular animal hunted.  The suspenders show that the settlers are doing hard manual labor.  Suspenders are meant to hold pants up while someone is working hard.  The flanal shirts symbolize the simplicity of the times where flanal was the shirt of typical farmers.  The only girl in the photo is wearing a dress that comes past her shins.  In this time period modesty was the only fashion.  The hats are are there to keep the sun off their faces while working in the fields.  Each person is wearing some type of beads that would resemble those of the Native Americans.  Trading was encouraged with Native Americans to show peace.  These beads show that this family was at peace with the Native Americans in the area.  Settling the West would prove to be one of the toughest challenges that this country has faced.  In the background of the photo is an oak tree and a tent.  The tent is under the shade of the tree.  The prairie can get very hot and these trees, some rare, provided great breaks from the heat.  The tent is that made of some sort of canvas.  The tent is very basic and supported by sticks.  The tent and settlers are sitting on prairie grass.  Prairie grass grows everywhere in the West.  It provides a soft area to relax and set up camp.  The sticks that the settlers are holding are potentially used to fend of rattlesnakes or any other unwanted creature.  The stick can also double as a walking stick.  The facial expressions of the settlers are serious.  They are focused on the task ahead and must be serious to be able to do everyday tasks.  These settlers are hard workers and have to overcame challenges everyday to be able to survive.