Eye on the Past, Hanneman, Historic Photos

Eye on the Past: Farmer Ruby at Green Acres

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The look on Ruby V. Hanneman’s face in this classic photo says it all. “I have NO idea how to run this rig!” This image was scanned from a Kodachrome slide taken by Ruby’s husband, Carl F. Hanneman. The year is about 1958.

Ruby Hanneman Tractor
Ruby Hanneman does not seem quite ready to hit the fields on this Oliver 99 diesel tractor.

Judging by the other slides in the batch, the Hanneman family was attending a wedding in the Wausau or Wisconsin Rapids areas when this photo was taken.

According to a variety of equipment-collector blogs we sampled, the Oliver 99 diesel tractor was produced from 1955 to 1958. The color slide film really brings out the brilliance of the green paint. Well done, Grandma Ruby! Now get down before you hurt someone.

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2 thoughts on “Eye on the Past: Farmer Ruby at Green Acres”

    1. It disappears like morning mist. But I’m so thankful for these photos, which become moments frozen in time. My grandma was a wonderful lady. She left a very big hole in the world when she died in 1977.

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