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Wooden camp box made by John Graves and used during his canoe trip for Goodbye to a River. Camp box contains two wooden trays, and a paper glued to the lid that reads “This Box” with a list of food supplies. Box is a faded blue, has some water damage, and is missing handles, 20” x 13” x 11.5”, undated

 Item — Box: 1949

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Photographs and artifacts collected from Hard Scrabble for the John Graves archive. This collection includes photographs of John Graves and his family, including early 20th and late 19th century family photographs. This collection also contains two clay jugs, one leather belt with the silver “infinity” symbol belt buckle worn by John Graves, the camp box that Graves used during his canoe trip for Goodbye to a River, and a 7 weight Loomis fly rod made by Graves.

Dates

  • undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 23 boxes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English