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| Title | Wheelwright shop setup |
| Title Note | Used in McCarter Report of Mabry Mill |
| Date | November 1942 |
| Description | Image of the wheelwright shop at Mabry Mill near milepost 176.1, section 1T of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photograph shows a spoke wheel on a makeshift table, as well as a cart and additional spoke wheels. Wheelwrights are people who build or repair a wide variety of wheels, including those comprised of wood and banded by iron tyres. Image taken from the National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway Headquarters. Photographed by Kenneth McCarter in November of 1942. |
| Location |
Location Name: Mabry Mill (Va.) Parkway Milepost: 176.1
Latitude: 36.75
Longitude: -80.404722 |
| Creator Individual | Kenneth McCarter |
| Tags |
Arts and crafts
Carriages and carts Floyd County (Va.) Mabry Mill (Va.) Photographs Structures |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
