Gathering Stones

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Description:

A group of men and women pile rocks to be used for the stone wall in front of Van Hoosen Farm in Stoney Creek. A team of two horses pull the stones in a small wooden sledge. The people in the image are, from left to right, Leon Price, Oswald Wallace, Bertha Van Hoosen, Sarah Van Hoosen Jones, Alice Jones, and a friend of Bertha's. (P-372) [date is approximate] Photograph Collection

Notes:

Oakland County Historical Resources hosts digitized materials from Rochester Hills Public Library and many other local cultural heritage organizations in Oakland County, Michigan.

Data Provider:

Oakland County Historical Resources and Rochester Hills Public Library

Place:

Oakland County, Michigan

Subject Topic:

Agriculture

Format:

Photo/slide

Rights:

Digitized by the Rochester Hills Public Library. No known copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

URL:

http://oaklandcountyhistory.org/knowvation/app/consolidatedSearch/#autologin/guest/lb_document_id=208938