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  • #82031
    Jean
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    A friend of mine is working on an exhibit for the Flemming Museum in Burlington on the use of Animal Power in Vermont. We are looking for historical pictures of livestock working the farm. We have a lot of horses, mules and goats already. We would love some of oxen or dogs. We would be interested in seeing anything you have. It can be any format (painting, sketches, photos, etc..)

    Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you have something you would be interested in loaning us.

    Thanks

    Jean Cross
    jmnvt@yahoo.com

    #82034
    Carl Russell
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    http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/search/thumbnails.php?imageSet=1389222529-52cdda81d5964

    Here is a link to an excellent searchable archive of historical photos of VT….. this link is the result of a search for pics with key word oxen….

    Carl

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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    #82040
    Carl Russell
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    OKAY… admittedly I got over-enthusiastic… but I can’t help myself… Look at these guys. They were still around when I was a child. These are the Vermonters I grew up knowing….. makes my heart ache.

    Carl

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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    Carl Russell
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    #82045
    Jean
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    OMG Carl, you nailed it!!

    Thanks so much.

    Jean

    #82046
    Carl Russell
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    I just love the guy with the wood stove on top of the load of logs…

    #82047
    Mark Cowdrey
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    I spotted that wood stove, too. I wonder how far he was traveling…
    In that first picture, do you think that is a spring pole chain binder on the top of the load?
    Great pics (including that (unintentional?) shot of ’70’s fashion!)
    Thanks,
    Mark

    #82051
    Carl Russell
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    Yes that is definitely a spring pole binder…. it was a common feature of most of the logging pictures I found. Pretty common and effective way to bind a load back then.

    Carl

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