The boy's little boiling down place
Title
The boy's little boiling down place
Subject
Plainfield (Mass.)
Cookery (Maple sugar and syrup)
Boys -- Massachusetts -- Plainfield
Winter
Cookery (Maple sugar and syrup)
Boys -- Massachusetts -- Plainfield
Winter
Description
A boy sitting on a sled tending the fire under a cast iron kettle as the sap is boiled down to make maple syrup. Nearby, on the right, is a sap carrying bucket with an axe leaning up against it. A second large fire and kettle is in the middleground. To the far left is a carrying bucket with the carrying yoke leaning against it. Sap buckets are scattered around the trees with some leaning on trees in the background.
Creator
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Publisher
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
undated
Rights
This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
Relation
From the Clifton Johnson Collection
Type
Photographs
Identifier
CJ2379a
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
5 x 7
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940, “The boy's little boiling down place,” Digital Amherst, accessed October 30, 2024, https://digitalamherst.org/items/show/2517.