Photos tagged as pioneer

Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Road Grader

This would have been pulled by oxen.

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Prairie Town

The County has put together a very nice museum just outside of Minot, at the Fairgrounds. These are generally late 1800's to early 1900's buildings (restored of course).

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Musuem, General Store

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Cook Wagon

Teams of field workers would travel from ranch to ranch to work the fields. The cook wagon accompanied them to feed the workers. It was pulled by either oxen or mules.

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Gen Store Cash Reg

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Sundre Cabin

This is Bob Pederson. The museum was actually closed when we stopped by it, but he happened to be on the grounds and was kind enough to show me around and even opened several of the buildings for me to take pictures!

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, 1906 House

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 18 - Radisson-Groseillers Fur Trading Post

This is a replica of the first French site in WI, original was built in 1658-59

Date: 19 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Ashland, USA: gallery
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Day 17 - Wisconson's First School Buses

This is at Port Wing, along Lake Superior's shore.

Date: 18 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Duluth, USA: gallery
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Day 17 - WI Port Wing School Bus Info

Date: 18 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Duluth, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Pioneer Town (Left)

The Museum consists of three or four large buildings of exhibits plus many buildings of a late 1800's to early 1900's pioneer town

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Pioneer Town (Right)

The large, red barn is the Livery Stable

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Teachers Apron

This is the apron worn by the local school teacher.

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Summer Kitchen

Some homes had their Summer Kitchen in a separate building, probably to prevent a Kitchen fire from burning down the whole house.

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Summer Kit (Rt Interior)

On the back wall are two different devices for washing cloths. The excess water was squeezed out by feeding it through the rollers.

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Summer Kit (Lf Interior)

In the middle is a Wood Stove. The bucket would be used to clean out the ashes, probably a daily chore.

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, New School Wash bason

Before indoor plumbing, the older boys would have to fill the water jug set up to wash hands at the Silva School

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, New School

This was in Silva, ND. It was a much larger and more 'modern' school. The bottom left room was for grades 1 - 3 (the other rooms haven't been restored yet)

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Men's Shaving Eqpt

Many men used sharp knives for shaving. They sharpened them often using leather straps. Once the safety razor was invented (right forground), it cut down on shaving cuts.

Date: 15 September 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA: gallery
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Day 14 - Rugby Museum, Sewing Machines

The first functional sewing machine was invented in the 1830's, before electricity was available. So early machines were powered by foot action on a Treadle. This was a vast improvement over sewing garments by hand and many families would have had one of these machines at home.