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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1923
Description: Woman chopping wood on the farm of E.A. Bancroft.
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Farmer Cuts Firewood

Date: 11 26 1923
Description: Farmer, possibly Walter Stange, cutting wood with a circular saw run by a 1 1/2 H.P. Type M McCormick-Deering gas engine.
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Cutting Wood with W-4 Tractor

Date: 1950
Description: View towards two men cutting wood with a saw powered by a McCormick standard W-4 tractor.
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Dangers While Chopping Wood

Date: 06 1927
Description: Two men chop wood beside a wooden shed at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. One man raises an axe while steadying a piece of wood with ...
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Woman at Wood Pile

Date: 1923
Description: A woman, possibly Anna Neary, gathering pieces of chopped wood in her arms as she kneels near a wood pile on the A.E. Bancroft farm.
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Woodburning Stove

Date: 06 1923
Description: A wooden storage box for firewood behind a woodburning stove in a farmhouse kitchen. A sink with a hand-powered water pump is on the right.
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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 10 04 1923
Description: A woman wearing a dress using an axe to split a log into firewood. A hand-operated washing machine is standing in the yard of a farmhouse in the background...
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Engine-Powered Saw

Date: 10 1923
Description: A man wearing overalls and a cap is using a saw powered by a 1.5 horsepower McCormick-Deering engine to cut wood on International Harvester's Hinsdale expe...
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Woman Moving Wood Box

Date: 1923
Description: A woman moving a box full of firewood from the corner of the kitchen on the E.A. Bancroft farm. A woodstove is on the right.
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Woman Moving Wood Box

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman moving a box of firewood from the corner of the kitchen on the farm of E.A. Bancroft. A woodburning stove is the right.
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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 1923
Description: A woman using an axe to chop wood in a rural area. A pile of logs is in the background.

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