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If These Buckets Could Talk

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Water Buckets
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Water Buckets
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If these buckets could talk, they’d be telling tales of firefighting in San Bernardino before the days of hydrants.
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Chaps
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Leather chaps and a hand-made bridle help tell the story of
Willie Boy.
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Driving
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The proper clothing for driving a car speaks to the challenges of early automobiles – and early roads!
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Mining
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How could miners see what they were doing deep in the earth before they had electricity? These artifacts tell the tale.
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Music
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This guitar accompanied a San Bernardino musician who told stories through songs and ballads at the turn of the last century.
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Plane
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Everyone loves crown molding, but this wood plane reminds us of when elaborate building trim was all
made by hand.
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Quack
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“Tell me where it hurts” could result in some strange medical treatments in the late 1800s.
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