Taylor Farm Schoolhouse

My wife’s family is originally from Iowa and on a trip back there, we had a chance to visit what had been her Grandparent’s farm. It had recently been sold to a neighbor farmer and all that was left of the buildings was a small schoolhouse that served the surrounding farms.

My wife has fond memories of visting her grandparents on the farm during the summers. While exploring the school, we found a number of items that she rememebered - her grandparent's old sofa, her grandmother's old coat. We also found records from the farm and old school books that had her father's name written in them.

The lone schoolhouse in disrepair has obvious symbolism. One can see the decline of the family farm in America and the echoes of past generations. My goal in creating these images was to simply document what was there and to capture the memories for my wife and her family.