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Reminders of a simpler time
ESTHERVILLE — Iowa barns come in all shapes and sizes, colors and conditions — and Deanna Rohrer has taken photos of barns in all of these states and more. Rohrer, a retired Emmet County district conservationist from Estherville, said her interest in photographing barns began several years ago. Through her job working for the USDA — Natural Resources Conservation Service, she primarily worked with farmers and their land to keep their soil intact. “So when I was out and around the countryside, I would take pictures of barns,” she said. Her travels over the years have ...