On July 14th 1908, my great grandfather Nels Johnson’s barn burned to the ground.
The story goes that his son Wallace had a pony in the barn and that the first animal that Nels saved was Wallace’s pony. My own curiosity is piqued by the fact that they actually had time to take these pictures.




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That is amazing that someone had the presence of mind to snatch up the camera.
I’m glad the pony was saved.