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| Date: | 06 06 1953 |
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| Description: | The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195... |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view of building, looking towards open door and small window. Debris is on the floor, and the back corner on the right has broken shelves and a st... |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view of log building. There are openings to the outdoors between the log structure and the floor above. |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view towards side of log building. In the right corner are steps leading down to the right towards a door. Beams are supporting the wood floor abo... |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view of log building. A window opening is just below the ceiling. Debris is on the floor. There are openings between the logs to the outdoors. |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view of log building, with peaked roof. Daylight is coming through the wall boards. |
| Date: | 08 1937 |
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| Description: | Interior view of building, looking towards side wall, which has a hole open to the outdoors just below the ceiling. Debris is on the floor, and the back co... |
| Date: | 09 15 1937 |
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| Description: | View of old foundation and debris. A fence, small building and the Walnut Grove brick manor house are in the background on the left. |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View of side of the McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the right. There are small windows, one on the lower level, and another on the upper l... |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View of side of the log McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the left. On the ground level is a doorway near the corner on the left, and a smal... |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View down wooden walkway towards the front of the mill, which is built into a hill. The roof has been removed, and the interior stairway to the second floo... |
| Date: | 09 1937 |
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| Description: | View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small horizontal openings in the log wal... |
| Date: | 11 1937 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "Excavation in pit at end of mill building showing portion of old water wheel after back boards had been removed." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Man standing outdoors using a frow to split shingles. |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Man using an axe to split wood for shingles. |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "3. Man at right is cutting off sap wood. R. Man at left is using a frow (knife) to split block into thinner sections." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "7. A pile of completed split shingles. 7500 of these were made for the slave cabin and the mill." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | A man is making split shingles. Handwritten on back: "5. A thin section of block being split to shingle thickness with the aid of the frow[sic]." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Two men are sawing a log. Handwritten on back: "1. Sawing white oak log the required length." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "2. Man at right is taking out the heart wood. 6. Man at left is finishing completed shingles with draw knife." |
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