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One story log cabin. For a more detailed description provided by the Genesee Country Village, click here. |
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Outside wall and rear of fireplace. | ||
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Open hearth fireplace. |
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Rear of cabin and kindling wood pile under shelter. | ||
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First floor sleeping area. | ||||
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German-built log house of the mid-19th Century. | ||||
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Fireplace in log house. |
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Rear door of log house. | ||
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Interior of log house. Corn stocks and handles hanging on walls to dry. Freshly picked corn stocks in boxes on floor for sorting. Finished brooms on bottom right. |
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Broom maker at binding machine. Even with this assistance, the production is a labor-intensive process. | ||
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First floor ceiling of log house. Notice interlocking beams supporting the second story floor. |
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Bundles of cut corn stocks ready for joining to a hickory stock to form a broom. | ||
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Corner of log house. The joints are beveled to provide for a good interlocking and to prevent water pooling in the joints and promoting rot. |
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Typical chicken coop. | ||
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Vise for holding wood for splitting into stock for weaving into baskets. Cutting tool laying on vise seat. |
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Typical 19th Century barn built by German immigrants. | ||
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