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Blacksmith cooling metal

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Creator
Emily Jack
Date created
October 27, 2007
Location
Fort Dobbs, North Carolina
License
This photograph copyright ©2007. Terms of use

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Photograph of a blacksmith cooling a metal rod in a pot of water.

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After using a hammer to shape a piece of hot metal, a blacksmith cools the newly-made item in a pot of water. This photograph was taken at a demonstration of eighteenth-century life at Fort Dobbs, North Carolina.