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| Title | Demonstration of flax break |
| Date | 1952 |
| Description | Photograph shows a man demonstrating the use of a flax break with two people at the Parkway Craft Center in the Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, located in section 2G of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Abbie Rowe in 1952. |
| Commentary | A flax break is a device used to chop straw once it is dried. |
| Location |
Location Name: Flat Top Manor Parkway Milepost: 294.0
Latitude: 36.149047
Longitude: -81.692942 |
| Creator Individual | Abbie Rowe |
| Creator Organization | National Park Service—Blue Ridge Parkway |
| Tags |
Arts and crafts
Flat Top Manor (Blowing Rock, N.C.) Interpretive development Moses H. Cone Memorial Park (N.C.) Parkway Craft Center (Flat Top Manor) Photographs |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
