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Survival of A People: Using our Natural Resources 1875-1975
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Logs cut on the 'Ladd' lot in Tiverton for weir poles.
1 of 11 		Logs cut for weir poles on the Ladd lot near Tiverton.
2 of 11 		Delivering a load of wood destined to be a family's winter fuel.
3 of 11 		Cross cut saw used by two men to saw down larger trees.
4 of 11 		A relica of a 'bobsled' which carried a load of wood, and was pulled by an ox team.
5 of 11 		A portable saw mill used by men to cut long logs into lengths to be used by their kitchen stoves.
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Hilton Sollows on a wood chopping expedition to the 'South Way' . His axe is on his shoulder.
7 of 11 		Clarence (Jamie) Howard in the midst of a day's wood cutting in the South Way, near Tiverton
8 of 11 		A 'buck saw' used by an individual to cut wood
9 of 11 		Kenneth Van Tassell and Elias Sollows cutting wood in the winter of 1958.
10 of 11 		Lillie Small with the last ox team,Spark and Diamond, to be used on Small's farm.
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