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Husking the corn in New England
Black and white wood engragving depicting a corn husking party, also referred to as a husking bee, in New England in the mid 19th century. Published in Harper's weekly, 1858 Nov. 13, p. 728. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Spring thaw in farmland near Woodstock, Vermont
Two images of mud season, or mud time, in Vermont. Image of a muddy road with wheel ruts and snow on the ground (LC-USF33- 030898-M3 [P&P] LOT 1238). Image of a man standing in a flooded field beside a muddy, rutted dirt road (LC-USF33- 030899-M4…
Horse-drawn sled with vat of sap from maple sugar trees, which is boiled down to maple syrup. Frank Shurtleff farm, North Bridgewater, Vermont
Image of people and a dog walking beside a horse-drawn sleid transporting a wooden vat of maple sap. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Woodstock, Vermont. March, 1940. Town meeting
Two images from the Woodstock, Vermont. March, 1940. Town meeting photographic series by Marion Post Wolcott (LCC 2004678248). Townspeople eating lunch during noon recess of town meeting. Woodstock, Vermont (LC-USF34- 053252-D [P&P]) and Untitled…
Interview Excerpt - Howard Wilcox on how his family begain producing ice cream
Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer, Howard Wilcox of Middlebury Vermont describing how his family began making ice cream in 1928. Recording duration: 5:11.
Woman paring apple, no. 2
Image of a woman paring an apple with a knife. Photograph by Doris Ulmann circa 1930. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
Coos County, New Hampshire. Cutting ice on the Ottaquetchee River
Image of a man cutting ice with an ice saw. Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.