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Barn and threshing in Pillar Point

Threshing in front of Pillar Point Barn. The  machine was probably steam or gasoline engine driven. Note straw and chaff being blown out beyond horses. Horses are hitched to wagon collecting cleaned grain. Circa 1910. Pillar Point, NY.

For more information, check out this North Country at Work story about growing up on a family form in Pillar Point.

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