Hey I cycled through there in July. It’s incredibly steep. It’s almost uncomfortably steep to be honest.
How your parents say they got to school back then 🥾
I love how the woman in the first photo is nonchalantly knitting while also holding a baby in a wooden bed on her head, making the feat seem casual and effortless for her. Wow.
ah yes Isérable or Alabama of switzerland
Looks dangerous
Wouldn’t it be easier to strap the baby on your chest or back? I’m wondering why a heavy wooden contraption above your head. Are we sure this isn’t some sort of ceremonial practice?
That’s how you get ahead in life
Amazing photos. I live in Valais, as my great grandparents did, and I have some pictures of them from the 1920s and 1930s like this. Wonderful memories, thank you!
The contraption also double functioned as a contraception device to avoid a new pregnancy too soon. If anyone approaches, just turn and knock them out with the crib. Genius.
yeet le bébé
what village is shown in the last photo?
So what if you fall? Make a new baby?
On picture four, it seems like the goat has four horns…
It reminds we of the women in Africa that carry baskets of groceries and clay pots of water on their head. It can’t be good for your neck
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Hey I cycled through there in July. It’s incredibly steep. It’s almost uncomfortably steep to be honest.
How your parents say they got to school back then 🥾
I love how the woman in the first photo is nonchalantly knitting while also holding a baby in a wooden bed on her head, making the feat seem casual and effortless for her. Wow.
ah yes Isérable or Alabama of switzerland
Looks dangerous
Wouldn’t it be easier to strap the baby on your chest or back? I’m wondering why a heavy wooden contraption above your head. Are we sure this isn’t some sort of ceremonial practice?
That’s how you get ahead in life
Amazing photos. I live in Valais, as my great grandparents did, and I have some pictures of them from the 1920s and 1930s like this. Wonderful memories, thank you!
The contraption also double functioned as a contraception device to avoid a new pregnancy too soon. If anyone approaches, just turn and knock them out with the crib. Genius.
yeet le bébé
what village is shown in the last photo?
So what if you fall? Make a new baby?
On picture four, it seems like the goat has four horns…
It reminds we of the women in Africa that carry baskets of groceries and clay pots of water on their head. It can’t be good for your neck
This is also an [occurrence](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/08/the-art-and-science-of-carrying-things-on-your-head.html) in Southern Africa/African continent, but more for carrying heavy loads far distances.