Corn Husking Bee

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-175485

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Maine
      - Maine - Wilton
        Maine - Wilton
        Corn Husking Bee (current record)

Description

In Wilton, Maine, a large crowd of men, women and children gather together to husk and prepare their corn. There is a house in the background and several baskets of the vegetable throughout the crowd.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corn (seed)
gathering baskets
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities 141 Cambridge Street Boston, Mass. Photographic dept. Negative No. (stamped)

Physical Descrption

1 photograph ; 5 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1927-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USME.1840.0010.001

Acqusition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 x 7 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wilton (Franklin county, Maine)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Corn Husking
Vegetable

Description Level

Item

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