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Title	Artifacts from Moraga - Canyon area [realia]
Alternative Title	Canyon artifacts
Description	Display of logging artifacts from Moraga - Canyon area.
Physical Description	14 artifacts: iron, steel;
Transcriptions, engravings, markings, etc.	Labels from left to right: "Tug strap fastener from wagon; axe blade found on Canyon Redwood stump; Singletree center clips and ring; miner's black powder horn; steel animal trap; horse shoeing donated by Tom Carroll found under 6' of dirt in Canyon by Manuel Pereira; Sacramento Northern Rail spike 1913-1957; blacksmith cutters; log chain hook; square nails; Sacramento Northern rail spike 1913-1957." Center label: "Most artifacts found at George Wallace Cabin site in Canyon. George Wallace was murdered in 1888 by Harry Byrd.
Subject	Iron implements. Implements, utensils, etc. Local history -- Contra Costa County (Calif.). Canyon (Calif.) -- History. Wallace, George, -1888.
Subject Genre/Form	Animal traps. Hooks. Horseshoes. Hardware. Nails and spikes.
Approximate date(s)	Late 1800's - early 1900's
Provenance	Artifacts are on display at the Moraga Historical Society.
Photography by	Charles Fithian
Item Access	Visit http://www.moragahistory.org/ for more information.
Location Map	http://goo.gl/maps/En04O
Image Format	.jpg
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Rights Holder	Melinda Cervantes 925-608-7700 libadmin@ccclib.org
Collection Name	Art and Artifacts from Contra Costa County
Tag	mor_canyonareaartifacts_01m

Artifacts from Moraga - Canyon area [realia]

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