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A picture of a young farmer with livestock, 'low geared locomotion.'

1. Henry Dillon, Farm Worker, With Young Oxen on Ellison Farm

IDNO:
028156
Title:
Henry Dillon, Farm Worker, With Young Oxen on Ellison Farm
Date:
ca. 1922
Description:
A picture of a young farmer with livestock, 'low geared locomotion.'
Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.

2. Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.

IDNO:
049382
Title:
Leonard McVey Shelton and Oxen Transporting Goods, Summers County, W. Va.
Date:
1917
Description:
Oxen "Buck" and "Berry" could travel up to 5 miles an hour with a wagon load of tanbark, which was loaded at Alderson, W. Va. They delivered on average 2-2.5 cord (one cord cost between $8 and $10) from Ted Wills of Madams Creek.