Laura Ingalls Wilder - Her Life In Photos

[@gaylebynumcardosa7034]

When I was in the 6th grade I was reading the book series. My parents decided to take a three or four month trip across the United States (myself, my brother and my parents) in our car. We sold our house, they quit their jobs and we missed a little bit of school. They said that if we were going to learn American history we could learn about it where it actually happened. It was the bicentennial. Dad had a certain route to take and Missouri was many miles out of the way but he knew I'd love to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder house and so we drove all the way there just for me so that I could experience the books I was reading. I will never forget that.

[@HistoryBUB]

That would be amazing to see all the things I've always heard about, like Pa's fiddle and Ma's China shepherdess.

[@HB-of6hq]

I've seen it but hey I live real close.😅

[@HistoryBUB]

@@HB-of6hq I only live 10 hrs 9 mins away. 644 miles. 😝

[@HB-of6hq]

@@HistoryBUB I'm from outside Fordland Mo. Just a town away from Mansfield. 😅

[@HB-of6hq]

Then you know about the iron ore in the ground in the national forest. It acts as a magnetic field drawing in storms . Try telling someone Fordland is the heart of tornado alley abd explaining to them how abd why gets them confused as hell. 🤣

[@lesliesmith5797]

It’s amazing the ages that Laura and Almanzo lived to, considering the hard lives they lived. She was so lovely and so are all her books. 🦋🦋🦋

[@HistoryBUB]

I know. Especially since Almanzo had the strokes, and the life expectancy was lower back then. They really beat the odds.

[@dericksmith2137]

As each picture went by, I was so shocked to see him still in the pics. Hard life, pre-modern medicine, living thru the depression, etc. A testament to living ‘back to basics’. I’m only 54, but curious how my and my wife’s choices will pay out. (Married 30+ years and we’ve never bought things like Can soup. We make most of our foods, not farmers, but we try to eliminate the ‘processed’ stuff.) *was funny when our sons realized that soup comes in a can and pasta in boxes. They’d never seen them at home. (We also enjoy cooking together, so that made our choice easy.)

[@Soffity]

@@dericksmith2137 sounds like you have a happy marriage and a pleasant life, wishing you continued health and happiness, 🦘🌈🇦🇺

[@Catlily5]

@@HistoryBUB Lots more kids died back then. So if you lived past age 5 your chances were pretty good for a long life. Vaccines and other medical treatment for young children really expanded our life expectancy.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

This was before they started putting poisons in our food and giving us backwards recommendations on what to eat. It was all a plan of the Rockefellers since they took over medicine and pharma.

[@sandrataylor2323]

She died the tear I was born. A woman whose life spanned a lot of history and wrote about what mattered most...family. Thanks for sharing her photos of her life. An amazing woman.

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome. Yes, she was definitely amazing. Even late in life she never stopped improving.

[@marysantillo3725]

Funny I’d just noticed that he died the year that I was born

[@LieorDie24]

She die in 1957 right? So i was born 25 years later.

[@Nina-re6ch]

I read every book at least 3 times. Mrs. Wilder changed my life as a young reader and I'll be forever grateful.

[@HistoryBUB]

I read them as a kid and adult also. Great books.

[@goodgollywally]

She remained beautiful her entire life. This was great to watch.

[@rochellesudler4248]

I just loved her books and read every single one multiple times in elementary imagining myself as a little pioneer kid. I'm sure it was much harder than it seemed but her writing made it magical and adventurous.

[@KimFsharpHarp]

We really learned what life was like for pioneers from reading her books.

[@pattimessenger6214]

People didn’t smile in photos back then. So the first smile we see from Laura says she was age 70! And it was a lovely smile too. I’m glad we got to see it.

[@giovannaf.77]

I noticed and thought the same thing... When people smile, their facial expression is more relaxed and they look more "humanized" and real to our eyes...

[@glendagrant9042]

Oh I loved this. I read and re-read all her books when young. I am 71. When I spent time with grandma and grandaddy in the summer on the farm down a gravel road, a traveling library would come to the little red store on the highway and I checked out her books first always. I enjoyed these pictures. They lived such long lives. My grandma was 99 3/4 when she passed away. Active most of it.

[@HistoryBUB]

Great memories. I remember Mom had several of them throughout the years and what she didn't have we could read at the library next to the school on library day. They sure made an impression on many people.

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

The girls were just so lovely in that first picture.

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, one of my favorites. Laura was already helping Mary "see" with her words at that point.

[@sewcrazybaker]

I'll be 69 years old in just over a month and I STILL love Laura's books! I have them all in one of my bookcases.

[@HistoryBUB]

They're great!

[@meman6964]

Rereading Long Winter, helped during Covid lockdown weeks. We have nothing to complain about, no frozen train, twisting hay to burn, etc.

[@pip393]

It's wonderful to learn that modern day "young chick's" are so interested in Laura's work. 👏👍.

[@saragales1622]

Wow! I’m a lifelong Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, so to see so many photos I’ve not seen before was such a treat. Thank you xx

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome! I watched a lot of videos before I made it, and couldn't find one with all the photos I had.

[@Soffity]

@@HistoryBUB I thought I had seen all the photos there were but you have ones I’ve not seen before and I’m a complete Laura fan and have been since I was 5. I realise the books are glorified but I love them. It’s interesting to read the real story. They worked so hard back then. Imagine eating nothing but beans and cornbread every single meal for the whole winter.

[@kadence4307]

I love this, she’s so inspiring! I made it a tradition to read the whole little house series at least once every school year since 1st grade, I’m now almost done with high school!

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks! I read them again before I made this. Still love them.

[@MissNCGirl]

I started reading the Little House books when I was about 8 years old and still read them to this day. I am almost 55 years old.

[@frndofbear]

@@MissNCGirl I am SO glad to hear that some children still read these wonderful books. I read the entire series at least 7 times as a child. I was so excited to share them with my nieces; not ONE of them would even read one. :(

[@HistoryBUB]

They might be more interested if they're on a tablet to read. It's all about technology today. You can find her books scanned into eBook form to borrow on the Internet Archive. Just create an account and borrow for an hour up to 2 weeks.

[@LieorDie24]

Yes books are more and more getting boring to children technology is in one way good in one way bad today children ask google im still from a time we had no internet and when it started it was so slow so we still had to go to the libary to look things up today kids dont learn so much anymore because they dont read books like we did.

[@tennis5177]

Wow. Some of those photos I've never seen. I am related to her thru my great grandmother Lottie. I have a letter Laura wrote to her when she and Almonzo were elderly and living at Rocky Ridge Farm. Nice video.

[@HistoryBUB]

Oh wow! You mean Charlotte "Lottie" Holbrook?

[@freeinghumanitynow]

Such a letter would likely be worth a lot of money.

[@notabiologist7162]

The first chapter books I read as a girl. Laura was my friend when I had no others.

[@HistoryBUB]

You can get lost in time with her books for sure.

[@annodomini7250]

I hope you have friends now.

[@notabiologist7162]

@@annodomini7250 - I have Jesus Christ now. ❤️

[@annodomini7250]

@@notabiologist7162, I hope he has blessed you with good earthly friends too.

[@RevSandi]

Same here

[@elnoleiso2434]

J’ai adoré la série et ça m’a fait très plaisir de voir ces photos incroyables, c’est un beau témoignage du passé américain

[@HistoryBUB]

C'est vrai. J'aime aussi ces photos. Désolé si mon français est erroné, je dois utiliser un traducteur.

[@kristymichel792]

Wow this is a amazing history video of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I grew up reading her little house books and the tv series little house on the prairie and Ive been rewatching the show and I’m finally at the last season of it and totally I started rewatching the books and today I read half of her first book little house in the big woods. I have mild Cabral palsy and I couldn’t read but with the help of a tutor I can read I went from book with just pictures and words and then Joanie b Jones and then the little house on the prairie books to young adult books like twilight and hunger games. The show made miss my books so I got them yesterday ❤😊

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

Im reading “The Long Winter” with my girls now. Incredible what they went through and so well written. It’s amazing to see photos of the people in the story.

[@HistoryBUB]

Definitely. When I was little, I saw the faces of the actors in my mind when I read the books. Now, I see the real faces. "The Long Winter" is in my top 3 for sure. Can you imagine the never-ending grinding in the coffee grinder for flour and twisting hay for months on end just to survive? Unimaginable.

[@shantishanti1949]

Funny after watching the photos I questioned the books and the TV series Michael Landon put together. Seemed very different and the dress etc I enjoyed both the books and TV drama of it

[@TheSchmed]

Twisting hay to burn until their fingers bled for heat, the “hidden wheat in the Wilders Brothers walls” and Charles sneaking there for a pancake. The trek for wheat, based on hearsay that there was an old man in a shack that had some extra sacks of wheat, in 10 feet of snow and actually finding it, and using a coffee grinder to mill wheat for bread were my favorites and the joy they got from such simple staples in life.

[@TheSchmed]

@@shantishanti1949 yeah, Mr. Edwards (Victor French) was actually more the physical appearance of the real Charles Ingalls and Michael Landon more the physical appearance of the actual Mr Edwards.

[@haepo.]

貴重なビデオをありがとうございます。 大好きでテレビも本も全シリーズを観て読みました。

[@lollyv3825]

She passed 2 years before I was born. I remember discovering her books in the 5th grade, the first book series I read completely. It holds a special place in my mind and heart. Seeing these pictures gives me the feels.

[@phoebedevereaux308]

As a kid I really looked up to Laura. Rose died the year I was born but I credit Laura to my love of reading...and writing. I remember telling my mother that I wanted a journal when I was 10 because I wanted to write like Laura did. Now I am 54 years old, and am a published author. She changed my life.

[@HistoryBUB]

Congratulations on being published.

[@cosette999]

Forgive me, I am nosy. I looked you up. What is a concept writer? I have ideas but no discipline. Some are sparked from authors I have read, others are all my own. I want to see one story in particular come to fruition but I lack the persistence and patience to write an entire book. First thing I thought when I saw your name was Blanche………… I’m sure you deal with that a lot

[@jantrewitt4058]

What a beautiful lady, inside and out! Thanks for the pictures.

[@HistoryBUB]

I agree. You're welcome!

[@brendaweltner9629]

I was so inspired by Laura that I named my daughter after her. My son I named Drew…after another favorite series, the Nancy Drew detective books. But Laura was a real person…and a remarkable one at that. Thanks for this lovely video!

[@HistoryBUB]

That's great. Laura was a role-model to children. You're welcome!

[@dixiewishbone5582]

Thanks to the Grand Madame Laura for preserving her memories and sharing them through inspiring stories in book form for all the world to read! She died the year before I was born, but her poignant stories live on and hopefully the generations to come will appreciate her work and courage! Blessings! Thanks to HistoryBUB for sharing!!!

[@HistoryBUB]

I think they will live on. I was first reading her books in the 3rd grade in the 80s, and there are a lot of people still borrowing them from libraries and downloading them too. They're great stories. You're welcome!

[@lorellagiampy5792]

Ma scritto in italiano ci sono?

[@HistoryBUB]

Sono stati tradotti in diverse lingue ma non riesco a trovarli tradotti in italiano.

[@brendadrew834]

Thanks for sharing these great photos along with the wonderful music! After I got married I had three beautiful daughters and we all watched Little House on the Prairie together on TV. I named my middle daughter Rachel Jennifer because it sounded like a "Little House on the Prairie" name and then I heard that Michael Landon had named one of his daughters Jennifer Rachel! Sadly we lost Rachel to Covid19 in 2020 after she was in a coma/brain injured state since she was 25. Thankfully, she left us her beautiful daughter! We also read some of the books as well. My youngest is a teacher and also a published author of short stories. So glad Laura Ingalls Wilder's legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of many! May they all rest in peace~

[@NotMykl]

The tv show was a joke, it had not much at all to do with the real live of Laura Ingalls and her family. They only lived near Walnut Grove for about two years before leaving and settling in De Smet, SD. The sets they used for the show weren't even close to the open prairie in East River South Dakota.

[@meman6964]

Wish Michael Landon had done better research , poor connection to actual history on TV series.

[@SunflowerRae]

She was so cute! I wish there were more photos of her smiling when she was younger. Thanks so much for compiling these.

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome! It took a long time for people to feel comfortable about smiling for photos. The camera speed and thoughts about looking foolish changed as she aged.

[@thefernalizerhere2183]

@@HistoryBUB also many people had rotting teeth

[@raulmartoni576]

I live in Argentina (could be worse, I know, ha!) and I grew up watching the TV show reruns, but the local channels never aired the whole show! Few years ago I've got the DVD collection and now that my son's 9 (old enough I think) the three of us (with my wife I mean) are watching the show again. Every Saturday night we sat together to watch a whole dvd, 4 or 5 episodes. I'm 50 and couple days ago I could finally bought the Little House book collection!! I've already finished the first book and I'm amazed at how descriptive it is!! I'm sure the rest of them will leave me speechless as well! Incredible woman, incredible life!!

[@sarahgilliland3652]

I absolutely love this. I’ve always been in love with her books and loved the tv show also♥️

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks. Me too. I remember reading them in school and several times since.

[@beckeythrockmorton6003]

Love this show. I am so impressed with Laura’s writings ❤️

[@gailwebb9619]

This was lovely to look at and see how they looked through the years. Thanks for posting this! I am happy to see they both lived long and productive lives....

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks! Yes, they did live long and made the best of it.

[@chrissymalpas3616]

Beautiful lady ! Thank you for all your books we love them and love you too . Rest In Peace Mrs . Wilder .

[@Melanie220]

What a wonderful compilation of photos! Quite a few I hadn't seen before, and I've been studying her life for years. Started reading her books when I was around seven, back in the mid-60s, well before the TV show came out. I lost track long ago of how many times I've read the series, probably in the hundreds by now. Top of my bucket list is a trip to see all the Ingalls/Wilder homesites. I'll have to brace myself when I see Pa's fiddle; I know I'll cry!

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. It took weeks of scouring the internet, books, etc. to find and verify dates on as many as I possibly could. Then I did a reverse search on each picture to make sure I had the best-looking, highest-resolution available on each one. One of those is even from a newspaper in Mansfield. I have a ton of pictures of the rest of the Ingalls and friends and am getting ready to make a video album of them. I'd love to see Pa's fiddle too!

[@LisaNix2]

I went to her house in Mansfield☺️ I learned that she was very short- I’m 5’4” and I felt so tall in her house.

[@HistoryBUB]

@@LisaNix2 Then I'd feel gigantic at 6'4" 😆

[@lovingmayberry2000]

Thanks for this! Have read everything she's written, plus everything written about her. Fascinating life.

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, me too. You're welcome!

[@Ferdinand314]

Thanks so much for this! I'm rereading her books as an adult and highly recommend it. I used to get a book every Christmas, and I've loved her since childhood. She's a terrific writer - not just for kids at all.

[@HistoryBUB]

You're right. Great reading for all ages.

[@robinbarrett1158]

I am too and I’m 67! They are educational even at my age. I didn’t take notice my first time through about so much, for instance, poor man’s fertilize. I looked it up and it’s quite interesting. How they kept sour dough going was interesting as well and when they landed on their homestead in DeSmet Ma was so happy to use yeast again. As a bread maker and researcher that was illuminating. With progressive political pressure today I found the elements racism very loud, though very misunderstood in today’s discussion. The books are worth a second read as an adult with children and grandchildren.

[@Ferdinand314]

@@robinbarrett1158 I find the allegations of racism unfounded. Times were different, and it's intellectually dishonest to apply today's standards to the 19thC. It's like being angry that infectious illnesses weren't treated with antibiotics. I'd like to replace every single LIW Board Member,, but that seems impossible. They should protect her legacy, not undermine it. And no one ever mentions one ethnic group the Ingalls hated as much as Indians - Norwegians. Now, why is that?

[@mazieg7072]

Her books were the only set my mother ever bought me as a child when she realized I was her only bookworm out of 7 kids. I was born the y after Laura died. I used to dream I had a Ma& Pa like hers since mine were so cold and abusive. I still have the series in my attic. My gran daughter is only 5 months old, but I will save them for her and hope she loves to read like her grandmother! Hopefully she will learn to day dream through stories like so many of us little girls did with Laura’s books!!!

[@HistoryBUB]

Sorry to hear that. Reading about Caroline reminds me of my mother. Always making each holiday magical and each situation more bearable.

[@Raminakai]

I think she was so lovely- and an amazing person. Thanks ❤️

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, she was. You're welcome!

[@catherineshoemaker9106]

Thanks so much for your time and effort... Much appreciated, nicely done

[@helenhicks7542]

I enjoyed that 😊, there are a few photos I haven't seen before so that was a nice surprise, 👋 from Southampton England

[@HistoryBUB]

I thought I had seen them all, but there are a couple new ones here for me too.

[@shaynahunt642]

She was an incredibly beautiful woman! It’s amazing to think about her amazing life, Pioneer to the 1950s!

[@HistoryBUB]

She was beautiful, and she looked so different from year to year.

[@NotMykl]

@@HistoryBUB It's called aging.

[@melanielinkous8746]

I treasured her books, as a child. I read them all. Over and over. 💕

[@jennifernapoli8172]

What an amazing lady Laura was!! Just to think how much history this woman’s life span saw her through.. just incredible!! I have Always loved Little House on the Prairie and so happy they made that show❤️ Thanks So Much for sharing🙏☺️

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome! She did have a long and eventful life. I hope to do as much and see as much as they did before they passed.

[@PremiumUp]

God bless the granddaughter that wanted the books written.

[@lkbarrett39]

According to the new biography, she wrote the books because she needed the money. The farm was never very successful.

[@lindalund9621]

Lauras daugther did not have own children .

[@PremiumUp]

@@lindalund9621 It's nice that Laura and husband were able to make some money for retirement.

[@midgie4410]

Laura didn't have a granddaughter

[@jenniferlindsay103]

So cool, she saw so many firsts in the invention field, first time electricity came to homes, first phone, first car, first airplane, first toilet, first and second world war, she really did have an interesting life.

[@HistoryBUB]

She must have been in awe when she first saw electric lighting. The funny thing is, Charles died in 1902 and Caroline lived another 22 years with no electricity. She still lit the home with kerosene.

[@LieorDie24]

I guess it was for her like for us having the first Computer or the first Gameboy today it all is normal but we didnt know those things.

[@pennypiper7382]

Thank you Laura for bringing us joy.

[@skyregent9578]

What a wonderful photos. I treasure Laura's books. And i named my daughter as a Laura to remember Laura Ingalls

[@terrieannschmearer]

Thank you for posting this. I really enjoyed looking at all the photos.

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks, and you're welcome! I'm glad you like it.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

Wow, so many of these I’d never seen before though I’ve read all her books many times as well as everything else I could ever find about her. Thanks for posting!

[@susanborkenhagen58]

The biography Pioneer Girl has a lot of good photos and info. She moved 15 times before she was 20. The family often went back to the same towns they had lived in and left before. Laura waited tables at hotels her family ran. The real story is very interesting, especially since she worked with her daughter in editing her books.

[@HistoryBUB]

It's been a while since I read "Pioneer Girl". I'm going to read it again soon now that I've read all her biographies several times. I think this is the same book titled "Let the Hurricane Roar" by Rose Wilder Lane, they just changed the name for some reason.

[@thetigress62]

I have that book too and it shed a different light on the books. A lot has been edited to make the story more suitable for children. I didn't knew that there were more people in the townhouse (The long winter) nor did I knew that the first book was in fact set after the events of the second...

[@marybedwell4065]

@@thetigress62If you really want to get the inside story of Laura and her family, read "Prairie Fires" by Caroline Fraser. I was shocked at just how different the family really was! Pa didn't seem to be as honorable in real life as he was in the books. This book is based on many letters sent back and forth between Laura and Rose in their adult lives, and different people who knew them. It was so interesting!

[@thetigress62]

@@marybedwell4065 It is not available in the Netherlands. Pioneer Girl was though it never is translated. Luckely my English is sufficient. Interesting to read. (Yes, pa was not really the man as depicted in the books, nor was ma. She smacked the children on multiple occasions)

[@marybedwell4065]

@@thetigress62 I am so sorry that book is unavailable to you. It is certainly worth reading! I borrowed it from my local library. Yes, funny how the Little House books sparked quite a few books initiating some good natured conversations and debates on the on the true lives of the Ingalls Family. Nice corresponding with you from Maryland, USA!

[@kremove]

Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful photos!

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome. Glad you like them!

[@sharky7665]

Thank you for sharing. What a woman, what a memory, and what a mind. The TV series is so good that at 73 it can put a lump in my throat and make my eyes water. Of course grown men don’t cry. What a woman.

[@megofiachra3247]

I, too, grew up reading the Little House books. As a military kid moving all over, I felt a kinship with her insecurity of always being the new kid in school. As a parent, I have appreciated the parenting wisdom in those books that I missed as a kid, lol. I have collected as much of her other writings and those about the Wilder family as well. My children love these books, too. In 2005, we took a family trip from WA to MN, and stopped by Plum Creek and De Smet. All grown up and well into my 30's, I was unprepared for my emotions as we drove into De Smet! It felt like a true pilgrimage. Perhaps someday I'll be able to visit Rocky Ridge Farm. Thanks for these photos--I thought I had seen all her photos, but this was fun to see quite a few that were new to me!

[@gailwatson4927]

Love the pictures. Thank you for sharing.

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks, and you're welcome!

[@lucyalderuccio8830]

Was always a big fan. Thanks for sharing.

[@HistoryBUB]

My pleasure!

[@lala-gj4oo]

i loved that show. still do. althought they didn't have much in the beginning they had hearts full of love and the pioneering spirir.

[@nikki5980]

Both Laura and Almanzo outlived their parents and all their siblings. Pretty amazing yes ..but both of them were tough,had so much Heart 💜 what a blessing!

[@missie504]

Many pics I had never seen so thankyou!!!

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome! I wanted a video with every known picture of her because I've never seen one.

[@sallyostbo9811]

Thank you so much for sharing these photos and her life. She was a force of nature.

[@angelwingstn3392]

Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures. Laura and Almonzo was a true love story. It's amazing that they lived such a long life. Laura looked great for her age. I enjoy her books and although I liked the television series of Little House on the Prairie, I wish they would have stayed true to the story.

[@maryackley153]

I read every one of her books and enjoyed them all Laura was a very pretty lady

[@HistoryBUB]

Good reading, even for adults. She was very pretty.

[@frndofbear]

@@HistoryBUB I actually think she got prettier as she aged. Amazing.

[@HistoryBUB]

@@frndofbear This is true.

[@eileenalholinna5310]

Nice to see all these pictures! I love anything Laura Ingalls Wilder! 🥰

[@marysantillo3725]

Absolutely delightful .Thank you so much for sharing

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome, and thank you very much!

[@libbyjensen1858]

What a treat this video is! I loved the book series and read them more than once! I've always loved anything to do with her and her stories-seeing these pictures was such a nice walk down memory lane!

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks! When I first started reading books and articles ABOUT the Ingalls family (not written by Laura), it surprised me because I had the actors from Little House burned in my brain. Now I see their true faces when I think about 'em.

[@jennifermartinez5616]

I’ve loved her every book. The tv show is still my most Very favorite- I’m almost 52 and this is still the best and most influential! ❤️👍🏽💕🥰

[@HistoryBUB]

I loved the TV show until around season 8. It kind of got weird. The first 7 seasons are classic. I still stop flipping when I see it. Plus Amazon Prime has all 9 seasons remastered in HD.

[@bluevol1976]

She was so beautiful. Enjoyed this a lot.

[@Christopher070]

I envy the life she and Almanzo lived together. I haven't read the Little House books, but recently read "West From Home" which was personal letters she sent back home to Almanzo while visiting her daughter Rose at the San Francisco World's Fair in 1915 and really enjoyed it. Seeing these pictures of them together and happy from youth to their 80's and 90's is nice. It's strange though how no one smiled in photographs early on. They all looked so serious, and I love the later ones shown here where she's happily smiling.

[@HistoryBUB]

I read that, it was very interesting. If you go to the Internet Archives all her books are available there to borrow as an eBook for 1 hour up to 2 weeks. I've read that in the old days they didn't smile for pictures because the exposure took so long, and you can't hold a smile in the right spot for long enough and it would distort the mouth in the photo.

[@Christopher070]

@@HistoryBUB I had no idea about exposures taking so long. I forgot that taking pictures back then wasn't done instantly with just the press of a button like in modern times. But it's nice to see the later pictures where she's smiling. I guess by then the instant click cameras were finally invented. My God, as others here have commented, the things she's seen that were invented just in her lifetime alone boggles the mind. When I read "West From Home" there's a passage about Laura crossing Market Street and learning how to dodge the automobiles. Picturing Laura Ingalls doing that is weird because I always picture her from the tv show where there's only horses around. I wonder if she ever took a plane ride too? BTW thanks for the Internet Archives suggestion. I will check that out.

[@HistoryBUB]

I read once that Laura was going to fly to the east coast to visit her daughter, but I can't remember if she actually did or the plans changed. I tried to find the article again, but keep coming up with only results about the famous pilot named Laura Ingalls. I can't imagine her on Market Street either! I did a video about Market Street San Francisco before the earthquake destroyed it. I love history!

[@frndofbear]

Yes, long exposure was one reason. Another, according to my great grandmother, was that photography was new and people were concerned that they would look "foolish" if they smiled in a picture.

[@buzzzzzz69]

@@HistoryBUB Another reason a lot of people were reluctant to smile in photos was the condition of their teeth if they were lucky enough to have any left. Dentistry was a very different thing back then.

[@karissaoler7289]

I love Laura she has such amazing books she's an amazing person I just wish that I could have met her it would have been so cool.

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, it would have been cool to meet her and the family.

[@sevenspecie592]

This was absolutely amazing! Well done. Even as a little girl I was a fan of "little House on the Prairie"...35 years later and still a fan.

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks! The whole family watched it all through the years growing up. It's what got me interested in the Ingalls and Wilders.

[@cellytron]

Oh wow! There are a good deal here that I had never seen, mostly of Laura’s later years. Thanks for this great upload!

[@lisaquam5537]

What a treat to see her in pictures. Thank you!

[@HistoryBUB]

I was fascinated myself when making this. I had never seen some of the photos before. You're welcome!

[@Catlily5]

When I was a kid in the 80's my parents didn't believe in having a TV. So I read a lot. I really loved the Little House on the Prairie books. I remember when Laura got a penny for Christmas. It was her very own penny! She was so happy she could buy so much with it. I was flabbergasted that a penny was worth so much back then. I saw the TV show at a friend's house and I was very angry they put events in the show that never happened in the book. I probably annoyed my friend telling her over and over that Carrie never fell down a well... Thank you for the photos! I have never seen most of them!

[@Passioneperlatv]

Unfortunately Landon wanted to modify the scripts, adding characters / things that never happened. the only story told that is inspired by the books is when they were in Kansas.

[@Catlily5]

@@Passioneperlatv That is interesting. Too bad more wasn't the real story.

[@Passioneperlatv]

@@Catlily5 I know, surely Landon will have modified the scripts for sure to have more fame. but if they had told the whole reality in my opinion it was much better than their made-up story.

[@Catlily5]

@@Passioneperlatv I only saw one or two episodes but I thought the real story good.

[@Rubicon1954]

Such interesting photos. Thank you so much for not including scenes from the television series!

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome! No, there are enough of those kinds of videos. I wanted something with every possible picture I could find of the real people.

[@ralphu.7568]

It’s so neat to see someone come from the 1800’s to the, what we would call, “Modern Times” or “Modern Days”. Seeing them come from horses and buggies to automobiles is quite some- thing. You wanna talk about “We’ve come a long way” well, that’s it! Also the change of clothing styles. It’s neat to see how they advance with the time.

[@HistoryBUB]

I know what you mean. She would have seen many life-changing inventions in her time.

[@WVUDrummergirl]

Yes! After having had to work hard for every edible morsel, it was wonderful to see her pictured sitting in a restaurant, where she could simply order anything she wanted from the menu. And getting a new car must've been indescribable considering the perilous modes of travel in all weather she'd endured when she was younger.

[@lizagazhali2547]

I read her books, and saw its films when I was a little girl. Both (books & films) are amazing for me, I remember till now how its story details are very excited, meaningfull, lots of education values. Many thanks for Laura Ingails Wilder and its publications around the world 🌹🌹🌹

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, a very interesting story for sure.

[@shirleymiller4219]

Thank you for the photos they were wonderful. And I loved the pretty classical music throughout it ❤️

[@whatwouldpicarddomakeitso9607]

Thank you for sharing . I feel privileged to see this video.💛🤍.

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome. I love that so many people are enjoying these videos. I did them because I couldn't find any that had all the photos available in them.

[@elizabethsurin9561]

This is wonderful!! Thank you for doing this and sharing. Little House On The Prairie was one of my favorite shows!

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks, and you're welcome! Just watched again earlier this year.

[@devonseamoor]

I'm always in awe, the more I grow older, about the hard work, and trials of life at times, in those years of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I can understand very well, how her writing grew into a comfort, and a joy for herself, and for the readers of her books. I just finished the movie about her life. People were truly living on and with their land, in those times, with a sense of family as well.

[@HistoryBUB]

Oh yes. A lot of distractions today to keep us from writing. I take notes at work on paper, but that's about the extent of my writing anymore. Her writing is beautiful and I marvel at her word usage.

[@jamenb1]

When I was about 9, our teacher would read the book “Farmer Boy” to us, a little bit of the book every day. That was the best part of the school day! The classroom was very quiet as everyone wanted to hear the story. There were about 40 children in the class. That was in 1955.

[@meman6964]

Our teacher read to us daily, Little House books, 1964 Columbus, Ohio. Mrs Durst

[@cinnyslittlefriends1379]

Thank you for making this video!

[@Rukhsana2056]

Let’s cherish the sweet, old & golden values & stories of our traditions, before it’s too late and they are long forgotten, as just some old, unfashioned, backward things of the old past… ❤️🌹💫

[@teresakryvenchuk6205]

As a young girl I found Laura's 📚 books. I loved reading the stories. Later I watched the series on 📺. My husband is a lot like Manley and my dad like Paw. I have the books and the complete series. So anytime I can be caught back in time.thanks for your video.

[@breakofdawn44]

I watched the series as a kid and when i found out that these were actually real books i had to have them…i devoured the books!!! She was a fascinating lady that lived a long and amazing life! This video was awesome and a great tribute to her.

[@HistoryBUB]

I know what you mean. I still love 'em. I identify with Pa, always had a hot foot, ready to go to a new place.

[@irishcowgirl21]

Thanks for posting the photos. Laura is a distant cousin of mine on my dad's side

[@HistoryBUB]

Fascinating. I have been researching my family for many years. It's fun!

[@Mina-cy4dq]

Me too. Don't remember which side, or how distant, but it's nice to know I have a kinship with Laura and her family.

[@winddancer8516]

Just wanted to say how ~ * *BEAUTIFULLY* * ~ this was done ! Thank You~* Very Graciously~ I subscribed ~Peace~

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@cookiemonster5565]

Incredible collection. She was very pretty even into old age. I need to reread some of her books. I read them as a child.

[@jessicaboisvert3138]

Loved this and thanks for sharing this I enjoyed watching it.

[@melaniemeehan5201]

Wonderful video, thank you so so very much for sharing and making it. I totally agree with the comments the person before made. I was 2 when she died. Wonderful woman, wonderful story, amazing life.

[@c.laurence3937]

Merci, beaucoup de ces photos m'étaient inconnues. Thank you, I didn't know the great part of these photographies.

[@robinw285]

Super special! So glad this came up on my you tube feed. ❤️

[@HistoryBUB]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@louise7552]

Im currently listening to the whole series of books on audiobooks. Had to giggle at Laura's fringe. In the book Pa called them Lunatic fringes. They had just come into fashion, and Laura begged Ma to let her cut her hair 😊. I think in America they now use the term Bangs.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

Yes, they’re called bangs in America. Not sure how that started.

[@zolemica]

Through the "Little House" books, I've grown up with Laura and her family. They're nearly as dear to me as my own.

[@mares2223]

Thank you for sharing loved those pictures

[@fiorella5216]

Fantásticas fotos, gracias!

[@HistoryBUB]

Merci! Je vous en prie.

[@joanpellillo2981]

This is very nicely put together - Thanks

[@HistoryBUB]

Thanks, and you're welcome!

[@briannaholmes]

I've loved the little house books and show since I can remember. My grandparents and Hubby and I took a trip to her rocky ridge farm in Mansfield, MO a few years ago. It was the best anniversary present.

[@ACEDIAMOND666]

Thanks for sharing some photos of my family.

[@HistoryBUB]

You're welcome!

[@nancymcdonald4160]

I adored reading her books - over and over until the covers fell off! I now have my own set of them in paperback. What a wonderful person she must have been!

[@HistoryBUB]

I know she and Almanzo were well-liked. They had many friends and admirers. I've read those books so many times, I could probably re-write them! 🤣

[@lydialangfordjoiner765]

She was amazing- Thank you ♥️

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, she was. You're welcome!

[@Ουρανία-ψ7σ]

Thank you for posting this, I was not aware of much about these true events of her life

[@HistoryBUB]

No problem. Glad you lied it.

[@lucyterrier7905]

Beautiful photos. They both lived long lives given the time they were born with limited medical breakthroughs. I find it terrible they posthumously took awards away from her sighting that she was racist. Unbelievable! Our future generations are getting misinformed, dumber & mean.

[@HistoryBUB]

Yeah, I think that's a little much too.

[@HistoryBUB]

@@Chanticlair47 Exactly. Things were so different then. Even 50 years ago people did some strange things that we would consider unacceptable today. We can't erase what happened in the past, we just have to move on.

[@CarrieRay]

You are right! They lived in a different time and had their own challenges. Her books documented history in an interesting and relatable way for children. I read those books to my own children when they were young and we loved it

[@kremove]

I wouldn't take her awards away, but I must reconcile her beloved stories with the fact that they, and my ancestors westward expansion, were based on theft, rape, murder, and genocide. I can't say that future generations are getting worse. I believe that we all are trying to figure out how to deal with harsh truths that were previously whitewashed.

[@HistoryBUB]

A valid opinion, but I can't say that all were included in this behavior, nor were many of them knowledgeable of what was really happening. Imagine a world where there is no internet or phones to relay any of this information. I truly believe many settlers were just "settling" and didn't realize the horrors Native Americans faced as a result. I'm sure some did though, I just refuse to single out and condemn without evidence.

[@andreagreff2316]

I loved this! Thank you so much!

[@HistoryBUB]

Glad you enjoyed it, you're welcome!

[@LB-px9td]

She and Almanzo live fruitful and long lives. How lovely,!

[@HistoryBUB]

Yes, to make it to your 90s is quite a feat itself. To see how active they were to the end is inspiring.