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James L. Rakes Korean War collection
No full textThis collection contains documents related to the military service of James L. Rakes
Rakes family canes chairs
No full textPete and Lera Rakes cane chairs with two of their daughters. Pete pulls piece of wood into thin splits, and the young woman on the far left shaves splits with a knife to smooth the rough edges. Lera Rakes and the young woman directly behind her cane chairs. Part of a larger series on chair caning
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
Lera Rakes holds basket frame
No full textLera Rakes sits on a chair outside holding up a basket frame of whie oak splits. Pete Rakes sits in a chair beside Lera, holding a hammer. The couple sit behind a small woodpile. Part of a series of photos on basket making
The Rakes family makes baskets
No full textPete and Lera Rakes makes baskets in front of an outbuilding with their three daughters. Yvonne is the youngest. Martha wears a plaid shirt. Pete Rakes smooths white oak splits with a knife while his wife and daughters weave baskets. White oak splits and several baskets, sized from miniature to large, lay on the ground around the family and hang from the door of the building. Color
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
Lera Rakes hammers basket frame together
No full textLera and Pete Rakes sit in chairs outside behind a small woodpile. Lera hammers a nail into a white oak split, making a circle. Pete Rakes holds the split steady as Lera hammers. Part of a series of photos on basket making
Lera Rakes' family quilting
No full textLera Rakes and four other women sit around a quilt stretched across a wooden frame. All of the women are sewing on the quilt. Two spools of white thread lay on top of the quilt. Outbuilding in background. Part of a series of photos on quilting at Lera Rakes' home on Turkey Cock Creek
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
Lera and Yvonne Rakes weave baskets
No full textLera Rakes and her daughter Yvonne sit outside in front of an outbuilding. Yvonne sits on the ground, holding a white oak split above an unfinished basket. Lera Rakes sits in a chair behind Yvonne, weaving a basket. A box of white oak splits is on the ground beside the two weavers. Photo taken from ground-level, with Yvonne in the foreground
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