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Employees Cutting Log to Make Barrels
1952
Five employees(l to r Joe Hess, Eddy Hess, Tony Hess, Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Frank Hess Sr.) of the Hess Cooperage, cut a large oak log to make headers for barrels. Stacks of fresh cut heads a...
Quarter Sawing Barrel Staves and Heads
1952
Hess Cooperage employees cutting quarter sawn pieces of oak into barrel staves and heads at the sawmill behind the cooperage.
Quarter Sawing Barrel Staves and Heads
1952
A Hess Cooperage employee cutting barrel heads and staves from quarter blocks of oak on a huge saw blade at the sawmill behind the cooperage.
Hess Brothers with Large Oak Log
1952
Joe Hess, Eddie Hess, and Foots Hess (l to r) of the Hess Cooperage pose with a large oak log which will be cut into staves and heads for barrels. Houses in the background are along the 1900 block...
Joe Hess Finishing Barrel Heads
1952
Joe Hess finishing barrel heads at the Hess Cooperage.
Trussing a Barrel
1952
Frank "Foots" Hess Jr. and Tony Hess using a truss hoop driver to install hoops around a barrel at the Hess Cooperage. Also known as "trussing".
