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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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McCormick Family Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the family farm, Walnut Grove, of Robert Hall McCormick (father of Cyrus Hall McCormick).
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Walnut Grove, Rockbridge Co., Va.

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Description: View towards the residence of Robert and Mary Ann Hall McCormick. A group of three people are posing on the steps of the porch on the left. Caption reads: ...
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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards men working on a brick building under construction. Scaffolding is set up around the building, and frames for the roof are expose...
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House at Walnut Grove

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Description: View toward the entrance to the manor house at Walnut Grove. A fence surrounds the house, and a man is standing near an automobile parked on the left behin...
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Building at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards a long, stone building. There is a small shed behind the building on the left, and a fence is on the right. A person is walking n...
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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards a brick building under construction. Frames for the roof are exposed. A man is working inside one of the arched window frames.
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Cement Driveway at Walnut Grove

Date: 07 15 1909
Description: Postcard of the new cement driveway. The corner of the house is in the left foreground, and at the entrance to the drive is a gate and fence. On the right ...
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Group of People Sitting on Porch of Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: Three-quarter view towards the front and left side of a log building with a peaked roof which is built into a hill. The left side of the building is below ...
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Walnut Grove House

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Description: Slightly elevated view looking at side of manor house with porch. A boy is sitting on a tricycle on the left, and two dogs, blurred by movement are moving ...
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McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
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 window openings. Two wheelbarrows ...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
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...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right, and mountains are in the dis...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right. Handwritten on back: "Slave ...
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man standing outdoors using a frow to split shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man using an axe to split wood for shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
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."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men are sawing a log. Handwritten on back: "1. Sawing white oak log the required length."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
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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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men working outdoors making split shingles.

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