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They turn up at estate sales and in historical societies, and they are among the most informative documents in American local history: enormous bound ledgers, a foot tall,…
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In 1964 dinner on the ground meant exactly that. Long boards across sawhorses, or permanent plank tables built under the trees, or cloths spread on the grass -…
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In 1964 a grape arbor was a built structure before it was a plant - posts set in the ground, an overhead frame, cross members or wire for…
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In 1964 the American berry harvest was brought in substantially by children.
They were paid piece rate - so much per carrier or crate - which means income…
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In 1964 holding a dance in a house meant emptying a room completely. Beds dismantled and carried outside. Table and chairs onto the porch. The rug rolled up…
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In 1964 a watermelon was an event, and the reason was refrigeration or the lack of it. Somebody had to decide in the morning that there would be…