Photos tagged as pioneer

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
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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?

Date: 15 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA
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Day 37 - Ethan Allen House, Bedroom

The bed is tightened by pulling on the ropes. Curtains would help keep the heat in during the winter.

Date: 8 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Burlington, USA
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Day 37 - Ethan Allen House, Desk

Notice the three cornered hat in the corner (probably a replica of the style he would have worn)

Date: 8 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Burlington, USA
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Day 37 - Ethan Allen House

The house was built in 1784 using lumber from Ethan Allen's brother Ira's lumber mill nearby.

Date: 8 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Burlington, USA
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, Gen Store Shelf

These are the types of products and packages a general store would have carried in the early 1900's.

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA
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Day 14 - Ward Cnty Museum, PO Boxes & Msde

Notice the washing machine on the left.

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

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

This would have been pulled by oxen.

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

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

Date: 5 October 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Minot, USA
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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!