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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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St. Clair Cann using his portable saw to cut wood for household fuel.
91 of 116 		Cross cut saw used by two men to saw down larger trees.
92 of 116 		A relica of a 'bobsled' which carried a load of wood, and was pulled by an ox team.
93 of 116 		A portable saw mill used by men to cut long logs into lengths to be used by their kitchen stoves.
94 of 116 		Hilton Sollows on a wood chopping expedition to the 'South Way' . His axe is on his shoulder.
95 of 116 		A 'buck saw' used by an individual to cut wood
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Various tools used working with wood
97 of 116 		A 'nail keg', used to keep loose nails for construction projects.
98 of 116 		Kenneth Van Tassell and Elias Sollows cutting wood in the winter of 1958.
99 of 116 		Donald Outhouse splits wood in his yard early in 1956.
100 of 116 		A load of brush destined to become insulation around the house during the fall and winter.
101 of 116 		A scale half model of a 'pinky boat' .
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Ice Plow used to establish guide lines for hand sawing ice blocks
103 of 116 		Saw used to cut individual blocks of ice
104 of 116 		Ice picks
105 of 116 		Small ice tongs used to carry a block of ice from the ice house.
106 of 116 		Employees at Connor Brothers
107 of 116 		Theodore Teed, dipping fish in a preservative solution at Connor Brothers Ltd. Harry Crocker at left
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