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| 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." |
| Date: | 02 07 1938 |
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| Description: | Two men working outdoors making split shingles. |
| Date: | 02 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "View of head gate entrance taken from outside of dam. Note hand hewn locust posts." |
| Date: | 02 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Interior view of stone fireplace downstairs. There are andirons inside the fireplace. Debris is on the floor. There is an unopened bag of Atlas cement near... |
| Date: | 02 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Two men are standing on the stone wall, and another man is standing on scaffolding inside the dam. In the foreground are large stones, logs, and water. Han... |
| Date: | 02 15 1938 |
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| Description: | A group of men are working on the dam. Handwritten on back: "Outside of Dam wall at center." |
| Date: | 02 15 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "View of head gate entrance leading to mill race taken from inside of dam." |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | View of exterior chimney at end of slave cabin. Scaffolding is along the side of the building on the right, and stone and wood debris is in the foreground.... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | View towards side of slave log cabin which has a peaked roof. A ladder is set up for access to the roof. Scaffolding is on the left and right ends of the b... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "Spillway Gate in upper end of mill race." |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | View from road toward two men are working on the mill building. There is a barn and silo in the background on the right. Handwritten on back: "Mill buildin... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | Handwritten on back: "Lower end of tail race." The Blacksmith Shop is on the far left, and the reconstruction of the mill is just behind it. In the center ... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | A man is working near the mill. Handwritten on back: "South side of mill showing pit for water wheel." |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting on the right looking down at the spillway. Buildings are in the background. Handwritten on back: "Mill building — note pillar to support o... |
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