"Aunt" Arky Brewer sits outside her cabin. "Aunt" Arky was married to George Brewer, a Civil War veteran and preacher, who ran a steam mill on the Brewer Branch. Handwritten on bottom border: 515. Title supplied by cataloger.
"Uncle" George Brewer holds a cane as he sits in a chair leaning against the wall of a log cabin. George, a Civil War veteran and preacher, ran a steam mill on Brewers Branch of Goose Creek. Handwritten on bottom border: 514. Title...
Wash tubs; Washboards; Trees; Streams; Country life
A "battling board" and a wash tub sit in the "laundry" area under trees by a creek. Wet clothes were placed on the battling board, or the "butcher block" table on the right, and beat with paddles to loosen dirt. This...
A bearded man, wearing a hat and jacket, sits on the steps outside a door with a sign reading "General Waiting Room." He is probably at, or near, the train station in London.
A bedroom inside a cabin near Oneida. Newspapers cover the walls. There are pumpkins and melons under the bed and a sewing machine on the right. See ULPA 1982.01.127.p and ULPA 1982.01.812.p for other images of the same cabin.
A boarding home in the town square at Manchester owned by Robert G. Potter and Nancy Catherine "Kate" Gilbert Potter. Robert Potter died in 1896. Visitors to Oneida Baptist Institute passed through Manchester on their way from the London...
A boy ginseng hunter poses with a ginseng root in his right hand and his "sang" hoe and "sang" bag in his left. A bull-tongue plow and grinding wheel lean against a fence in the background. Handwritten on bottom border: 418. ...
A boy is sitting on a pole, which is being trimmed to match the one leaning against the cabin. The cabin was located at Dark Hollow on Bullskin Creek. Title supplied by cataloger.
A boy with a seriously injured leg sits on a chair. His other foot rests on a log. There is an adult hand on his shoulder and a little girl stands in the background. Handwritten on bottom border: 510. See ULPA 1982.01.509.p for another image of...
A boy, in overalls and a hat, plays a tune bow outside a log cabin. A little girl stands in the doorway behind him. The stick on a tune bow is bent slightly and holds a wire fastened tight at both ends. It sounds similar to a Jew's harp....
Families; Men; Women; Children; Dogs; Oneida Baptist Institute
A couple, a young girl and their dog pose for a family portrait under a large tree. Marvin Hall and Anderson Hall are in the background. See ULPA 1982.01.369.p and ULPA 1982.01.374,p for other images of the man, and ULPA 1982.01.226.p for another...
Stoves; Porches; Country life; Girls; Crying; Pain
A crying girl stands next to a hot stove sitting on a large stone on a cabin porch. She may have found the kettle or stove too hot, or she may have hit her hand. Title supplied by cataloger.
A dog-trot log cabin in the hills near Oneida. A wagon sits in front of the cabin and a man stands in the lower left corner. See ULPA 1982.01.128.p and ULPA 1982.01.812.p for interior images of this cabin.
Men; Girls; Women; Home food processing; Country life; Smoke
A family pauses from working outside. The man holds a hoe and the three girls hold small wooden rods. They may be boiling molasses because a tub can be seen through smoke on the right. The woman (left) wears a coat and hat, but two of the girls are...
