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Harvey Blue Drilling Hole for Maple Syrup

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Harvey Blue standing in the snow and drilling a hole in a tree for maple syrup using a hand-drill. There is an axe resting in the snow next to him. Image taken off of Old Highway 10, now Highway 96, in Outagamie County, between Dale and Medina.

Creator:
Mueller, Andrew John

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Creator Mueller, Andrew John

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W011OWM
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WHi 83234

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Pouring Maple Sap into Vat

Pouring Maple Sap into Vat

circa 1950-1959

Harvey Blue, standing next to a wood burning fire pit. He is pouring maple sap into a large vat, which is in a forest clearing.

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Sugar Bush

Sugar Bush

1960

Steam and smoke billow as a man is boiling maple syrup on the Harvey Blue farm.

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Mrs. Harvey Blue Pouring Maple Syrup Candies

Mrs. Harvey Blue Pouring Maple Syrup Candies

Mrs. Harvey Blue pouring maple sugar candies. Mrs. Blue, in a flowered apron, is holding a white enameled pot in one hand, and a ladle of maple sugar confection in the other, carefully pouring the ...

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Effective Advertising, Cooking Maple Syrup

Effective Advertising, Cooking Maple Syrup

1956

A man is cooking maple syrup over a wood fire among trees. Steam is billowing from the kettle.

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Collecting Maple Sap in Bags

Collecting Maple Sap in Bags

A man is collecting maple sap in clear rubber sap bags connected to a tree. Snow is on the ground.

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Man Tapping Sugar Maple Tree

Man Tapping Sugar Maple Tree

A man drilling a hole in a sugar maple tree, for extracting the sap, using a hand drill. A bucket is hanging on the opposite side of the tree under a tap. The sap will eventually be made into maple...

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