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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 08 1937
Description: View of the front of the McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove, with a wooden walkway up to the open door or window on the right. An exterior chimney is to the le...
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McCormick Mill at Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small window openings. Two wheelbarrows ...
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Walnut Grove Restoration Project

Date: 09 15 1937
Description: View of old foundation and debris. A fence, small building and the Walnut Grove brick manor house are in the background on the left.
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View of side of the McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the right. There are small windows, one on the lower level, and another on the upper l...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View of side of the log McCormick Mill, built into the side of a hill on the left. On the ground level is a doorway near the corner on the left, and a smal...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View down wooden walkway towards the front of the mill, which is built into a hill. The roof has been removed, and the interior stairway to the second floo...
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McCormick Mill Restoration Project

Date: 09 1937
Description: View looking up towards the back of the log mill building, which is built into the side of a hill. There are three small horizontal openings in the log wal...
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Mill Wheel at Walnut Grove

Date: 11 1937
Description: Handwritten on back: "Excavation in pit at end of mill building showing portion of old water wheel after back boards had been removed."
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Mill at Walnut Grove

Date: 10 1937
Description: Handwritten on back: "Excavation in water wheel pit back of old mill building. Note three logs used as support for stone pillar to hold outer end of water ...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right, and mountains are in the dis...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: Men are standing on scaffolding working on the roof near the top of the chimney. A tree is near the log building on the right. Handwritten on back: "Slave ...
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McCormick Slave Quarters — Walnut Grove Restoration

Date: 01 1938
Description: View of the end of the building showing scaffolding around the the log walls, and the peaked roof above. Handwritten on back: "Slave Quarters in process of...
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man standing outdoors using a frow to split shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man using an axe to split wood for shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "3. Man at right is cutting off sap wood. R. Man at left is using a frow (knife) to split block into thinner sections."
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Pile of Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "7. A pile of completed split shingles. 7500 of these were made for the slave cabin and the mill."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men are sawing a log. Handwritten on back: "1. Sawing white oak log the required length."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "2. Man at right is taking out the heart wood. 6. Man at left is finishing completed shingles with draw knife."
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men working outdoors making split shingles.
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Head Gate Entrance — Walnut Grove

Date: 02 15 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "View of head gate entrance taken from outside of dam. Note hand hewn locust posts."

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