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Rina Fosati
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I mostly post things I find interesting from the first half of the 20th Century. Click on the image to display the meandering content I call alt text.
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The Eden Corn Festival was held this past weekend. Besides food, it featured many rural entertainments, including corn husking, corn hole & horseshoe competitions. My grandpa had a horseshoe court on his lawn. I tried it once as a child. Throwing a horseshoe 40 feet accurately was pretty hard.

This is a black & white photograph of a teenage boy preparing to toss a horseshoe at a target stake during a contest. He stands in a 3 x 6 foot sandy area surrounding the stake known as the pit. His left foot is carefully positioned behind the foul line, making sure his toss will count. Generally played as a team sport, the rules for scoring are surprisingly nuanced. Reminds me of curling. “Champion Horseshoe Pitcher, Merritt Neese of Anderson, Indiana, displays his winning technique at the 1928 State Fair.” Image courtesy of the J.C. Allen and Son Collection, 1926-1952 at the Indiana Historical Society.
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Rina Fosati
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I mostly post things I find interesting from the first half of the 20th Century. Click on the image to display the meandering content I call alt text.
134 followers128 following580 posts
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