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Collecting sap using metal pipes at the Horseshoe Forestry Company operation in Piercefield

Collecting sap using metal pipes at the Horseshoe Forestry Company operation in Piercefield

Man pours sap through a funnel into a metal pipe that transports it directly to gathering tubs or the evaporator. Operations of the Horseshoe Forestry Company. Photograph by George W. Baldwin. 1901. Piercefield, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

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