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July 1941. "Kids' tug-of-war at the Fourth of July celebration at Vale, Oregon." Photo by Russell Lee for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.
In a mêlée or a scrum, don't mix barefoot/stocking with boots. That could hurt the footwearwise challenged participants.
The high fence (with barbed wire at the top) suggests this occurred in Vale's rodeo arena. For over a century Vale has hosted a four-day rodeo that concludes on July 4, complete with parades, concessions and races.
Vale is close to Idaho where we find said lumber company.
[Is Noise near Boise? - Dave]
Stupid spell check;)
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