548 research outputs found
Pete Rakes' family caning chairs
No full textPete and Lera Rakes sit outside with one of their daughters caning chairs. Pete works with splits while the daughter canes a chair. Lera Rakes holds a chair upside down, working on the caned seat. Part of a larger series on chair caning
Pete Rakes weaves a basket
No full textClose up photo of Pete Rakes' hands as he weaves a small strip of wood through the frame of a basket. Finished baskets and white oak splits lay on the ground at Rakes' feet
Pete Rakes drinks Coca-Cola
No full textPete Rakes stands outside drinking Coca-Cola from a glass bottle. Rakes' right hand is on a wooden mallet that rests on top of a log to be cut into splits to cane chairs. A Coca-Cola case sits on the ground in front of Rakes' feet
Pete Rakes creates a basket
No full textClose up photo of Pete Rakes' hands as he makes a basket. Rakes' holds a basket frame between his knees and weaves a white oak split into the side walls of the basket
Pete and Lera Rakes make a basket
No full textPete and Lera Rakes sit outside making a basket. Pete holds a box of small nails in his hands, while Lera works with a white oak split. Part of a series of photos on basket making
Pete Rakes fills mason jar with apple butter
No full textPete Rakes spoons apple butter into a mason jar through a funnel. Lera Rakes is bent over beside Pete with a jar lid in her hand. One daughter stirs apple butter in the kettle. Color photo
Pete Rakes climbs rail fence
No full textPete Rakes climbs over a rail fence with his hand on a log that leans up against fence
Pete Rakes makes a basket
No full textClose up photo of Pete Rakes' hands as he weaves a small strip of wood behind a side wall piece of a basket frame
Pete Rakes whittling chair split
No full textPete rakes sits in a chair outside, shaving rough edges off of a long, thin wooden split that will be used to cane a chair bottom. Rakes pulls the split between a knife and a piece of denim draped across his knee. A rolled bundle of splits lays on the logs in the background. Part of a larger series on chair caning
Pete Rakes ladles apple butter into a jar
No full textPete Rakes moves a ladle full of apple butter from the kettle to a mason jar. Lera Rakes stands to the left of Pete, and one of their daughters sits behind the kettle. Color photo
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