SHOOTING APPLE TREES
In Devonshire, on Twelfth Eve, countryfolk go into the orchards and shoot at one of the best trees, to ensure a good fruit crop : much cider is drunk on this occasion
Picture No
10059694
Media ID
47229245
Size
5820px x 3870px
(5.3MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Colebrooke Stockdale in A Holiday Book for Christmas and New Year', page 21 and also in The Illustrated London News' 11 January 1851, page 28
Date
1851
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