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      A Cresswell plane in a field by Little Britain in 1917. A digital copy of this photo was provided by Marylou Hall as part of a presentation on her family.

      Four or five sticks of dynamite were used to break up the ice.

      The following comment accompanies the photo in the presentation: “This job took up much of my time for the next several weeks. Threshing would require two or three days, and this was done by the threshing gang, who operated a steam engine and used wood which had to be prepared …