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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
Images: Work

 
Shovel manufactured from wood
199 of 239 		Logs cut on the 'Ladd' lot in Tiverton for weir poles.
200 of 239 		Logs cut for weir poles on the Ladd lot near Tiverton.
201 of 239 		Weir Poles shown as they were used
202 of 239 		St. Clair Cann using his portable saw to cut wood for household fuel.
203 of 239 		Delivering a load of wood destined to be a family's winter fuel.
204 of 239
Cross cut saw used by two men to saw down larger trees.
205 of 239 		A relica of a 'bobsled' which carried a load of wood, and was pulled by an ox team.
206 of 239 		A portable saw mill used by men to cut long logs into lengths to be used by their kitchen stoves.
207 of 239 		Hilton Sollows on a wood chopping expedition to the 'South Way' . His axe is on his shoulder.
208 of 239 		Clarence (Jamie) Howard in the midst of a day's wood cutting in the South Way, near Tiverton
209 of 239 		A 'buck saw' used by an individual to cut wood
210 of 239
Various tools used working with wood
211 of 239 		A 'nail keg', used to keep loose nails for construction projects.
212 of 239 		Kenneth Van Tassell and Elias Sollows cutting wood in the winter of 1958.
213 of 239 		Donald Outhouse splits wood in his yard early in 1956.
214 of 239 		Picking up kindling pieces to aid in lighting the fire
215 of 239 		A load of brush destined to become insulation around the house during the fall and winter.
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