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Four members of the Ashemont Home Demonstration Club using their homemade outdoor furniture

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Title:
Four members of the Ashemont Home Demonstration Club using their homemade outdoor furniture
Description:
Transcribed from caption by Maidred Morris: Back yard tricks --- The outdoor furniture pictured above was made by the Ashemont Home Demonstration Club members in Hoke County. The table was made by using a large metal drum with a masonite top. The stools are made of metal buckets with padded tops covered with plastic striped material. The planter is made of a small can and is on a bamboo mat. Discussing the project (left to right) are Mrs. N.F. Sinclair, Aberdeen Rt. 1; Mrs. Roy Goodwin, McCain; Mrs. Glenn Crissman, Aberdeen; and Mrs. Josephine Hall, home economics agent.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Subjects:
Furniture
Home demonstration work
Salvage (Waste, etc.)
Women -- Societies and clubs
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-007-bx0024-013-001
Other Date:
Genre:
News photographs
Names:
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. Home Demonstration Program more info on North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. Home Demonstration Program 
McCain, Sadie Lou (Sarah Louis) more info on McCain, Sadie Lou (Sarah Louis) 
Location:
Hoke County (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs