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Doubletree harness owned by the Lyles family

National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Object Details

Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Carl Lyles, American
Description
A doubletree harness consisting of a wood evener bar (central piece) connected to two wood single trees (end pieces) with iron joints. There is an iron ring at the center of the evener bar and iron hooks at both ends of the single trees.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
1880s - 1890s
Object number
2012.155.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
harnesses
Medium
wood and iron
Dimensions
H x W: 8 x 85 in. (20.3 x 215.9 cm)
H x W x D (Two single trees [approximate]): 2 5/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in. (6.7 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm)
H x W x D (Evener bar): 3 5/8 x 39 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (9.2 x 99.7 x 3.8 cm)
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
Exhibition
Power of Place
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Agriculture
Communities
Families
Rural life
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.155.4
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dc0af25b-636a-4876-8d64-ddfeafb0ee85
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