This picture exhibits a great amount of charm.

Its stance in relation to the topic is to depict a slice of time from an 
everyday environment, in this instance, a 1930's farmhouse, and show the 
various technologies one might find there.

The eye is allowed to wander through a succession of spaces and pick out 
details from the time.

The meaning lies in the cumulative effect of these isolated details, 
each a tenderly rendered moment.  The objects are humble, caught in the 
act of their everyday use.  The light is gentle and suffuse. Some 
objects are directly lit some indirect.  The heightens the sense of 
individual moments caught in the same snapshot. The slightly stilted 
effect of the architectural and outdoor elements plays off against the 
supple realism of the individual objects.  There is a mild sense of 
ennui mixed with historical interest.  The poignancy is heightened with 
the deep space which transitions from interior to exterior but never 
misses a chance to inform us about the period.

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