Photos taken in USA and tagged as museums
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, Washing Machines
The museum had a collection of washing machines in one room, from many different era's.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, Steam Donkey
This is one of the earliest machines used to haul lumber. Previously, only horses or oxen had been used.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, Kitchen
One room in the Museum was set up as a late 1800's kitchen.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, DR
This room had a book to go with it, with every item diagrammed. Each item had a short write up explaining what it was.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, 1909 Buick Auto
This is one of the very early Buicks, it was in the basement of the museum along with several other very old vehicles.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, 1906 Stagecoach
This stagecoach was built in 1906 by the J.C. McKern. It was unusual in that it had leather springs instead of steel
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 206 - Tillamook Pioneer Museum, 1902 Holsman Auto
Believe it or not, this is an automobile, not a carriage! It is a 1902 Holsman. Built in Chicago, it originally sold for $1,100.
- Date: 25 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Astoria, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Storehouse Int
The interior of the Storehouse is quite large. The Yuma Quartermaster Depot supplied US Army Forts for much of the SW.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Storehouse Ext
This is what the Storehouse looks like today from the outside. I don't think they had green lawns back in the early 1900's though.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Office
This is an adobe building and was used as the office for the Quartermaster's Depot (Army Supply Depot)
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Mom at Entrance
Mom and I decided to visit the Quartermasters Depot in Yuma, once a major US Army Supply point for much of the SW. Now it houses a nifty museum.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Isaac Polhamus Photo
The US Army was unable to keep the Yuma Quartermaster Depot (and therefore also it's Army Posts in the SW) adequately supplied until men like this figured out how to bring in supplies by steamship from the Gulf of Mexico. He became one of the wealthiest men in Yuma as a result.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Army Supply Wagon
This is one of the old US Army supply wagons on display at the Yuma Quartermaster's Depot.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Yuma Qtr Depot, Ad Display
The museum has a number of exhibits on the U S Army and Supply depot, but also some on Yuma, as a developing Frontier town. This ad takes advantage of the near year round sunshine in the city.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Plank Road, Today
This wooden plank road was used from 1916 to 1926 to cover 7 miles of the Imperial Sand Dunes so that cars could cross them.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Old Main St
This is part of the old downtown business district. It is only from the early 1900's however, since several devastating floods washed away many of the 1800's buildings.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - Old Bridges over Colorado River
In the foreground is a railroad bridge. The River used to be much bigger than it is today.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 171 - AZ Museum
This is an old adobe house in downtown Yuma that now houses a nifty museum of the area.
- Date: 19 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Yuma, USA: gallery
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Day 164 - Amerind Sign
We just saw their sign on I-10 so decided to check it out.
- Date: 12 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 164 - Amerind Museum
This was started in the 1930's by a NY business man who got interested in Archeology
- Date: 12 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 163 - NM Museum of Space History, HOF Example
One example out of many for people inducted into the Space Hall of Fame. All inducties have similar plaques lining the ramps in the Museum.
- Date: 11 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA: gallery
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Day 163 - NM Museum of Space History, Apollo Fuel Cell
There are a number of exhibits showing parts of rockets or space craft. This one is an Apollo Fuel Cell that converted Hydrogen and Oxygen into electricity and water.
- Date: 11 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA: gallery
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Day 163 - NM Museum of Space History
Mom is heading up the steps towards the Museum. It is located on a hill above the city of Alamogordo and can be seen from quite a distance.
- Date: 11 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA: gallery
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Day 163 - Alamogordo & White Sands
The White Sands dunes extend for 275 square miles. You can get an idea of the extent of these from this shot from across the basin.
- Date: 11 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA: gallery
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Day 163 - White Sands MTR, VEGA Target Control System
This system was first used in 1973 to control up to two targets on the missile test range.
- Date: 11 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Alamogordo, USA: gallery
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