The horseshoe over the door

The horseshoe over the door on the right is a good-luck charm. With the ends facing up, as here, the good luck is contained. Don't know how much good luck this cabin had--it was a two-family slave cabin.

Again, the Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

[Kimberlee]

great pic... i love old historic buildings!

[karenann]

WOW! I would love to see some of these historic places. This has such a simple beauty to it, and you've done it in the perfect color tones. Beautiful.

[Debbi M]

Wow, thanks for sharing this one. A two family slave. What a great eye you have to catch the horseshoe over the door.

[Anne ❀]

interesting to see your pics depicting the history of your area. i'm learning a lot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Beautiful b/w! What a sense of history here.

[bkb in the city]

There are so many interesting building here

[Peter de Graaff]

Fabulous framing

[bruni]

Wow so neat to see nd read some history here. thanks for sharing this with us.