Photographer Born In 1843 Talks About the Wild West - American Homesteaders - Enhanced Audio

Now this is what YouTube is all about, listening to a man born 179 years ago being interviewed 44 years before I was born.

Imagine if in 1843, his parents had been told that people from the year 2022 would listen to a recording of their baby boy speaking. It boggles the mind.

⚠️ This man was born 180 years ago, and I'm listening to him just now. Even the interview is 82 years old. Even the interviewer has already died by now. My goodness ! ❤

My great uncle was born in 1847 and served in the N.J. Cavalry during the Civil War. He died in 1947. Can you imagine all the things he saw ?

Every time an old man dies, a library burns to the ground. Can't remember who said that, but it's a great quote

This man fought in the civil war and lived to see both world wars. It's very likely that in his youth, he met someone who fought in the revolutionary war. That's just amazing.

Even more amazing than his age is his mental condition. He's very sharp, answering questions quickly and thoroughly, remembering many details from years ago. What a wonderful blessing to have so many years of high cognitive function.

⚠️ Subtitles would bring this man's experience to a wider audience ❤

This interview was done almost 100 years after this man was born, and now we're listening to the interview almost 100 years after it was conducted. It's really amazing to think about.

My great grandma was 105, 1900 to 2005, she was Armenian and lost all her family in 1915 and was captured, made a slave for an officer and his family, before she escaped to Jeruselam and came to Canada on a refugee program that let 1000 Armenians into Canada. I was born in 1988 and got to know her very well. Her son my Bubba died in 1994 at 74, and she was the only reason I know so much about him and our family history. She was sharp as a tack until she died in her sleep on night. Her husband my Great- Bubba as I called him was 99 when he died. It's so amazing to sit with someone this old and just soak up the knowledge.

This guy was the epitome of “the cameraman never dies”

My great grandmother was 100 in 1976 and I was 12. She told of traveling by wagon to St Louis and living in a log cabin. She mentioned how scared she was when some indians came by, but all they wanted was sugar. I tell my children that this women saw the arrival of the car, airplane, and the moon landing. I wish I would have heard more stories from her life.

Whenever this guy said "It was harder back in our day" everyone believed him.

My great grandfather was 108yrs old when he passed, and his stories were unbelievable and amazing. Just listening to him was unreal at moments, just visualizing everything he saw and went through. I still remember walking through his home that felt more like a museum and it was so historically beautiful. He still kept some of his old ways of living such as preserving his food, using the cast iron stove with heating by wood, and washing clothes with a single tub and wash board. It's a beautiful thing to sit and listen to our elders because they speak the truth not like our so called history books which we all know is picked on what to teach us.

This is living history at its very best. The gentleman didn't embellish his memories with outlandish details, he simply described the events as they happened.

I wish he had asked him if he remembered any stories his grandparents or great grandparents might have told him, those could have reached possibly into even the 1600s, crazy to think about

This gentleman was alive during the period of the Mexican War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, WW1 & WW2, as well as the industrial revolution ... wow. A living-walking history book. Just WOW!

This man, never in a million years would he think someone in 2022 would be listening to his words. His audience was in 1941. Little does he know now, his speech is on YouTube able to be viewed globally by anybody. What an amazing thing.

This is pure gold . What a treasure . What I would give to see what he saw . He saw the buffalo by the millions before the massive slaughter . Unspoiled beauty as the way God made it . What a life , what a life . Thank you for putting this together , maybe as I drift asleep I will be carried back to those days in some dream like way .

I had the privilege to know my great grandmother, born in 1888. This is awesome.