The Then & Now of a fortnight ago depicted the heart of the now-vanished village of Brownfield Center. The old postcard shown here was photographed from about the same spot, by the same photographer, and perhaps on the same day, by simply turning his lens in the opposite direction. The view is to the west on the dirt Main Street of the village.

Standing on the porch of his general store is Frank G. Ham. Beside him is his grizzle-faced old black dog, and behind them are a couple of chairs for those customers who want to stop and chat with each other or Ham himself. Even in the heyday of the village, trade at the stores in downtown Brownfield was not exactly hectic, except perhaps for a few moments on Saturday.

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