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Show Fig. 80 Basket. Hyrum. David Osborn. Oak. Ca. 1875. H: 33.0 cm. Diam: 39.0 cm. Collection of Floyd Bradford, Hyrum. Prior to making the trek to Utah in 1852, Osborn farmed for several years in Council Bluffs and earned much-needed cash by selling baskets in Missouri. After settling in Cache Valley in 1870 he continued farming in the summer and basketmaking in the winter. His journal entry for 31 December 1874, recounted, "My time has been employed as it usually has been in the wintertime in making baskets. I do not know how many I have made exactly . . . but I think about 70. Therefore, I have paid $7 in Tithing besides my produce Tithing this winter" (David Osborn Journal, manuscript, Archives, LDS Church, pp. 68-69). 83 |