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Handmade tools of Spanish-American farmer at Chamisal, New Mexico. The axe was made by welding two automobile spring leaves together and then sharpening; the dagger was filed down from a piece of automobile spring leaf and inserted in the bone handle. Chamisal, New Mexico
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Credit lineHandmade tools of Spanish-American farmer at Chamisal, New Mexico. The axe was made by welding two automobile spring leaves together and then sharpening; the dagger was filed down from a piece of auto. 1940-01-01. Lee, Russell. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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