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Pioneer farming
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The ...
Ojibwa 12/07/2023 8
Indians 101: Northwest Coast Killer Whale crests (museum exhibit)
The First Nations of the Northwest Coast have a way of life which is oriented toward the sea.� These peoples lived in permanent villages with complex social organizations. Northwest Coast art, like ...
Ojibwa 12/07/2023 4
Ohio History Center: Animals with expanded ranges (museum exhibit)
The natural history displays in the Ohio History Center in Columbus include animals whose ranges have expanded. According to the Museum: “Today Ohio is a different world from the Ohio Country ...
Ojibwa 12/06/2023 6
Indians 201: An Indian victory in Eastern Washington in 1858
In the 1850s, the policy of the United States regarding the Indian nations in eastern Washington was to force Indians onto a few reservations and open up the land for the railroad, for farming and ...
Ojibwa 12/05/2023 2
Museums 101: Some boats with outboard motors (photo diary)
During the twentieth century, one of the popular ways to power boats, particularly smaller boats, was the outboard motor, a portably motor which was usually attached to the stern of the boat. Shown ...
Ojibwa 12/04/2023 7
Ohio History Center: Transportation related exhibits (photo diary)
The Ohio History Center in Columbus, Ohio includes a number of transportation related exhibits.
Ojibwa 12/04/2023 4
America's Car Museum: Cars from the 1910s (photo diary)
During the decade of the 1910s, the automobile began to enter into American life and begin its� evolution from a frivolous plaything to one of life’s necessities. Cars became mass produced and ...
Ojibwa 12/03/2023 7
Ancient Europe: The Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age)
In the early nineteenth century, museum curators began organizing their prehistoric collections by classifying cutting tools according to the material used to make them: stone, bronze, and iron. ...
Ojibwa 12/03/2023 78
Museums 401: Shoes (photo diary)
As a part of their clothing ensemble, modern humans wear coverings on their feet known as shoes. When did humans first start wearing shoes? One of the important clues comes from biological ...
Ojibwa 12/02/2023 17
Air Force Museum: World War II uniforms (photo diary)
The World War II Gallery in the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio includes displays of military uniforms from this era.
Ojibwa 12/01/2023 2
McChord Air Museum: The Packet (photo diary)
The McChord Air Museum on the McCord Air Base near Tacoma, Washington displays several airplanes, including the Fairchild C-82A Packet. Airlift experience during World War II demonstrated the need ...
Ojibwa 12/01/2023 4
World War II food rations
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The United ...
Ojibwa 11/30/2023 70
Indians 101: Warm Springs beadwork and baskets (museum exhibits)
The Museum at Warm Springs on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon has exhibits of beadwork and basketry.
Ojibwa 11/30/2023 5
Indians 201: The 1832 Black Hawk War
In 1832, a war broke out in Illinois between the American settlers and the Sauk (Sac) under the leadership of Black Hawk. The war lasted 15 weeks and resulted in the deaths of 70 non-Indians. While ...
Ojibwa 11/30/2023 8
Museum of Glass: Out of the Vault (museum exhibition)
The Museum of Glass (MOG) in Tacoma, Washington has an exhibit Out of the Vault: Hidden Gems from Museum of Glass Permanent Collection . According to MOG: “Museum collections are held in public ...
Ojibwa 11/29/2023 11
Indians 101: Some Mojave Indian ceramics (museum exhibit)
The Portland Art Museum (PAM) in Portland, Oregon has an exhibit of Mojave Indian ceramics. The traditional territory of the Mojave (also spelled Mohave) was along both sides of the Colorado River ...
Ojibwa 11/28/2023 7
Carillon Historical Park: Corliss Engine and grist mill (photo diary)
The Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio is a 65-acre complex filled with dozens of museum buildings which showcase the region’s industrial innovations, transportation achievements, and ...
Ojibwa 11/27/2023 12
Fort Nisqually: The public rooms in the Factor's House (photo diary)
Fort Nisqually was established by the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), a London-based fur trading company, on Puget Sound in present-day Washington state in 1833. Fort Nisqually was intended to trade ...
Ojibwa 11/27/2023 4
LeMay Family Collection: Some cars from 1925-1929 (photo diary)
The 1920s, often characterized as “The Roaring Twenties,” was a decade of optimism, self-expression, and prosperity for some people. It was also the decade in which the automobile evolved from a ...
Ojibwa 11/26/2023 8
Ancient America: A collection of Plateau Indian stone tools (museum exhibit 211)
The area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, and Western Montana is known as the Plateau Culture area. The Cashmere Museum in ...
Ojibwa 11/26/2023 12
Plateau Indian horse regalia
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The area ...
Ojibwa 11/25/2023 18
Point Defiance Zoo: Asian small-clawed otters (photo diary)
The Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington has some Asian small-clawed otters. These playful otters are the smallest in the world. Unlike other otters, they catch their prey with their paws rather ...
Ojibwa 11/25/2023 8
Air Force Museum: Space Gallery (photo diary)
Shown below are some of the exhibits in the Space Gallery of the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.
Ojibwa 11/24/2023 4

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