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Title
Detail of a "grooved" bull wheel. This will carry the rope from the Calf wheel on the main shaft and is used when a casing is to be pulled. In this case the shaft is of metal which carries an octagonal spider on which the wooden spokes are joined. The rim of the wheel is built up of 1" and 3" segments called "Cants". Bakersfield, California. December, 1927
Creator
Fritz, Emanuel
Photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1927
Contributing Institution
UC Berkeley, Bioscience & Natural Resources Library
Collection
Fritz-Metcalf Photograph Collection
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Description
Location: average distance
Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable
No people present in picture
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-2445
Subject
Logging equipment - Bull wheels
Bakersfield (Calif.)
Kern County
Place
Kern County

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