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Photograph

Quartering Logs for Barrels

Date: 1952
Description: Employees of Hess Cooperage quarter log sections for barrel-making. The man standing in the middle of the image is Joe Hess.
Postcard

Chipping Wood on the Farm

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Description: An early wood chipper with belts and a steam engine is closely watched by the William Fiebelkorn farm workers. The postcard is addressed to Anna Fiebelkorn...
Postcard

Cutting Logs into Chunks

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Description: A group of men are working on sawing logs into smaller pieces. In the foreground, an unidentified man is holding a large piece of tree trunk.
Photograph

Christmas on the Bayles Farm

Date: 11 16 1958
Description: Grandpa Bayles working on a wooden stool for his grandchildren. He likes to indulge in woodworking after the farm chores are done.

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