Photos tagged as dickinson
Travel Photography Photos tagged as dickinson
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Parlor
This was the main room in the Mansion, where the family would entertain friends, conduct business or relax
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: USA
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Day 80 - John Dickinson Plantation, Pete & Mom
This is our tour guide for the Mansion, Pete. He is dressed as a late 1700's Hessen, working on the Plantation as a skilled laborer (carpenter, blacksmith or jack of all trades)
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Childs Bedroom
This is one of two upstairs bedrooms for the Dickinson children. The bed is made of ropes. The blue object is to collect bed bugs.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Waffle Iron
Once the iron was heated in the fire, it could cook three or four waffles before it needed to be reheated. The handle is quite long of course, it just doesn't show in this shot.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Unpacking China
Ceramic dishes would have been imported from England, packed in barrels such as these. Breakage was expected.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Carpentry Tools
The plantation was mostly self sufficient and made many of the wood items it needed. These tools are all authentic to the period.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Toaster
This device was used to toast bread slices by an open fire. The front rotated so the bread could be toasted on both sides.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Spinning Wheels
The large spinning wheel (walking wheel) was used for spinning wool, since it was much faster. The smaller wheels were used for spinning flax into linen.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Small Game Roaster1
Small birds or other game might be roasted on a device such as this.
- Date: 20 November 2007
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- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Pete's Hat
Our guide wore a clay pipe in the back of his hat, which was common in colonial times. During the Revolutionary War, soldiers often put a one pound note in their caps the same way in hopes that if they got killed, someone would notify their family.
- Date: 20 November 2007
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- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Pete & Flax
Pete is demonstrating how flax was made into linen on the Dickinson Plantation.
- Date: 20 November 2007
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- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Painting of Mother
Portrait of Mary Cadwalader Dickinson, John Dickinson's mother.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Mom & Pete
Pete was our guide for touring the mansion. He not only showed us the house, but demonstrated 1700's crafts that were part of life at this plantation.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Martha, Mom & Elenore
Martha and Elenore were our guides while at the visitors center. I think they liked the sunny, warm weather as much as we did!
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Kitchen
This is the upstairs kitchen. Most cooking was done in the basement, but final food preparation was done here. The stairs make it easier to get things out of the top cupboard.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Samuel Dickinson
John Dickinson's father was already quite wealthy. Most paintings do not include two hands, since it costs a lot more to paint hands.
- Date: 20 November 2007
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- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Hall
The main mansion was constructed with an entry hall and grand staircase. This was smaller than middle age chateau's, but still the center feature of the house. Later styles eliminated the entry hall completely.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Corn_Crib
This is just one of several outbuildings on the plantation. It is a corn crib. Others include a stable, feed barn, granary and smoke house.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Coffee Roaster
Coffee was a popular beverage in colonial times, but beans were purchased raw. Someone would have to sit or stand near the fire and turn them in this roasting can.
- Date: 20 November 2007
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- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Beer Warmer
Colonial people (as well as Europeans) preferred their beer & ale warm. You can stick just the toe of this cup in a fire to warm your beer - but not heat it too much. Pete can make you one if you like: goosebay-workshops.com
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Downstairs Kitchen
Most of the cooking was done downstairs. Mom was enjoying the variety of foods available on a 1700's plantation.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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Day 80 - Dickinson Plantation, Mansion
The Mansion, built by Samuel Dickenson about 1740, then expanded and rebuilt later by John Dickinson after fire destroyed the main house.
- Date: 20 November 2007
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Dover, USA
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