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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Shovel manufactured from wood
235 of 294 		Logs cut on the 'Ladd' lot in Tiverton for weir poles.
236 of 294 		Logs cut for weir poles on the Ladd lot near Tiverton.
237 of 294 		Weir Poles shown as they were used
238 of 294 		St. Clair Cann using his portable saw to cut wood for household fuel.
239 of 294 		Delivering a load of wood destined to be a family's winter fuel.
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Cross cut saw used by two men to saw down larger trees.
241 of 294 		A relica of a 'bobsled' which carried a load of wood, and was pulled by an ox team.
242 of 294 		A portable saw mill used by men to cut long logs into lengths to be used by their kitchen stoves.
243 of 294 		Hilton Sollows on a wood chopping expedition to the 'South Way' . His axe is on his shoulder.
244 of 294 		Clarence (Jamie) Howard in the midst of a day's wood cutting in the South Way, near Tiverton
245 of 294 		A 'buck saw' used by an individual to cut wood
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Various tools used working with wood
247 of 294 		A 'nail keg', used to keep loose nails for construction projects.
248 of 294 		Kenneth Van Tassell and Elias Sollows cutting wood in the winter of 1958.
249 of 294 		Donald Outhouse splits wood in his yard early in 1956.
250 of 294 		Picking up kindling pieces to aid in lighting the fire
251 of 294 		A load of brush destined to become insulation around the house during the fall and winter.
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