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| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Two men are looking toward the back of the mill building which is on the right. Behind the man on the right is the Blacksmith Shop. In the distance are fen... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | View towards side of cabin, which has a door and window opening in the log structure. Scaffolding is set up around the building, and tools and building mat... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | Three men are working on the top of the mill building. There is no roof, and the logs are not filled in or chinked. The road curves from the left in the ba... |
| Date: | 03 26 1938 |
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| Description: | View of construction of upper end of mill race. The stone wall of the dam is in the background. Handwritten on back: "Upper end of mill race near dam. Noti... |
| Date: | 05 09 1938 |
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| Description: | View looking up towards the back of the mill building with stone foundation built into the side of the hill. The mill is partially constructed of logs, not... |
| Date: | 05 09 1938 |
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| Description: | View towards the front and right side of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the door, and a small window is on the ... |
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| Description: | View towards the Grist Mill and Blacksmith Shop at Walnut Grove. In the background is a barn with a silo. A sign on the right reads: "Enter Rockbridge Co. ... |
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| Description: | Stone marker at Walnut Grove. The inscription reads: "Cycrus H. McCormick — Inventor of the reaper. Was born on this farm, Feb. 15, 1809. Here he completed... |
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