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Folks in 



Pictures 



PICTURE OF THE MONTH 



LeRoy Steinkamp of Washington counfy 

 v^ins the Picture of the Month $5 award 

 for this picture of Cugene Wehmeyer giving 

 his old iaiopY a new paint job. This picture 

 has human interest, clarity^ and interesting 

 action. 



Alvin and Roger Bengston, sons of Mr. and Mrs. irnst Bengsfon, 



Henry county, watch a train ferry at Mackinaw City, Mich., while 



on vacaffon with their parents. They were seeing a ship of this 



kind for the first time. 



Nothing will tax your patience like taking a picture of a group of 



youngsters. Here Virgil Guttermann of St. Clair county fries to 



pose his son, Mark. Next to Mark is his cousin, Robert, then 



his sister, Patricia, and at tar left another cousin, David. 



Robert Relff of Carroll county saw 

 this bird's nest on a tall thistle in 

 his pasture. When he went to 

 take a picture It had fallen to the 

 ground with its young. Daughters 

 Joyce and Peggy want a close 

 look. 



1 1)11 OR i NOIH 

 fi.iuif'f }or the Faim Bureau Folki in Pre- 

 :ures Page should be addtesseJ to Picture 

 Editor, Illinois Agricultural Aisociation 

 Record, 43 Eait Ohio Street. Chicago II, 

 Illinois. Entries are judged on originality, 

 ilearness. and interest. Pleuye do not send 

 negatives. Avoid shots of penons merely 

 looking at the camera. Best picture receives 

 %*>. others published. %\. If you want 

 photographs returned enclose a self-ad- 

 dressed stamped envelope. 



Three on a horse two ore having o wonderful 



titne but the third wants no part of a cowgirl 



role. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. 



Bumette Ishatn of Grundy county. Left to right 



are tela, Gene, and Diann. 



DECEMBER, 1949 



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