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| City-feet members' message board > Barefoot memories&impressions > Barefeet farmer in the 50' |
| Posted by: Clipper Sep 3 2009, 09:36 AM |
| http://bayimg.com/LAdPaAack.jpg http://bayimg.com/laDPBAAck.jpg http://bayimg.com/laDPCaACk.jpg http://bayimg.com/LadPEaAck.jpg Here are some photos (scanned by me) of people of my little town (Italy),taken in the 50/55' Unfortunately are in b/w and low quality (but is normal for photo so old..). I have talked with the men who taked this picture and his wife,because are friend of my grand-father (now are about 80 years old) They say that until the 50/55' most of the people in my county were farmer,and were very poor,they had only one pair of wood clog, and had to preserve it for almost 2/3 year, because they do no had money to buy another pair. So , from march (end of the winter) to october, they walk always barefeet,every where : in the field,green,woods,at school, over gravel road (at that time almost all road were made of soil and gravel),even in the barn. And go barefeet all people of all the age : man , women , child. They say that the first day worked barefeet, after the winter , they had a bit hurt , beacause their soles , wearing clog douring the winter, beacome more tender. But after 3/4 month their soles beacome so tough and hard that they can walk over chestnut thorn without any hurt. After,in the 60/65',people get more money,better lifestyle,and stop to go barefeet. From about 70',all people walked and worked with shoes. |
| Posted by: oldtom Sep 4 2009, 09:15 PM |
| I like it that many of the women appear to be formally dressed, and yet still don't wear shoes. |