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Moving Day And The Public Sale Recounted
A nostalgic essay traces Moving Day and the public sale as a rural rite. It describes bills of sale, auctioneers, and the emotional pulls of leaving old homes for new, with April 1 as a traditional moving date and vivid portraits of farm life and community auctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry van Dyke
Mason and Dixon
Department of Household
Elge
Norles
J. W. Dixon
Hlsmore Avenue
Baltimore
Urbana
Brown
Mr. Smith
Jay
Jones
Mary
Papa Smith
George
Geo. Hill
Neighbor Hall
Neighbor Hones
Neighbor Hill
Hill
City