Photos tagged as pioneer

Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Preserves

In the late 1700's, canning had not been developed yet. Food was preserved by pickling, then could be stored in jars with leather tops tied on.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Pitt Tavern

This was built in 1766 and was actually visited by George Washington, John Hancock, Lafayette and my mother and I!

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Shapiro House, Mrs. Shapiro

Mrs. Shapiro has invited us into her house and is telling us about her kitchen, family and house.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, 1700s Kettle

The cooking demonstration was for the late 1700's. Most cooking was actually done over coals pulled out from the fireplace, so kettles with long legs were used so they could sit above the coals. A dutch oven is also in the background. Almost all baking was done in dutch ovens.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum,

Before refrigerators were developed (or electricity widely available), people bought Ice to cool their food. They put a sign like this in the window to tell the ice delivery man how many pounds they wanted.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, House Exteriors

Sorry this is such a poor shot, but it's a good picture of Mom.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Goodwin Mansion

This is actually the back of the house, but it also shows a bit of the formal, victorian gardens, which were in fashion at the time.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Goodwin Mansion Parlor

If you look closely, you can see a child's top and domino set on the table.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Strawbery Banke Museum, Goodwin Mansion Bdrm

This was the bedroom from a much weathier family. Ichabod Goodwin was Governor of New Hampshire.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Johnson Hall Musuem, Old Bldgs

These appear to be still at an early stage of restoration. The buildings appear to have been built in 1880, 1783, and 1901 (left to right)

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 50 - Johnson Hall Musuem, Cummings RR Station

This appears to be a very old railroad station from 'Cummings', Maine. Mapquest could find this place, but neither the Census nor the USPS list any such place. Odd.

Date: 21 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Portsmouth, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Old School

This pioneer village actually had two schools, this is the older one.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Mom & Toy Dishes

Mom remembered having a toy Tea Set like this one when she was young.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Hair Parlor

Women could go to a beauty salon and get their hair curled with one of these devices. Mom says she never used one of these but heard they were painful.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Whittler's Bench

This was in the Blacksmith shop. My brother Arthur might like one for himself?

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Water Cans

In the General Store you could buy an ice cream maker (on left) or water cans (on right). Before homes had indoor plumbing, people had to haul water from the well to use in the house.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Walking Plow

These were used for smaller fields, such as a family garden. You walked behind them rather than have a seat on the plow.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Undertakers shop

The wicker basket was used to remove the body before embalming.

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Town Square

We actually saw gazabo's in several small towns we drove through. Before everybody had their own entertainment systems, maybe the town band really did entertain folks on weekends?