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Cutting a tree trunk with hit or miss engine powered drag saw on Wallace Farm in Canton

Cutting a tree trunk with hit or miss engine powered drag saw on Wallace Farm in Canton

Men cutting tree trunk using drag saw powered by hit-or-miss engine, (a type of four-stroke internal combustion engine) on the Wallace Farm on Mead Road. Circa 1910-1920. Canton, NY.

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