The Sandy Spring museum was founded in 1980, in the city of Sandy Spring as its name indicates. Its main focus is the history of the city. The museum was interesting to me because of its size. The smaller a museum, the better it is in my opinion. I was in it and saw it with for myself: This museum was really small. An interesting fact about it was that the smallest exhibits were the ones I perceived as the most appealing, which is why, after seeing a couple of exhibits, I decided to talk about the Guano containers, the smallest exhibit in the entire museum. The word Guano comes a native language of South America called Quechuan. It was originally called ‘’wanu’’ before its derivation. Guano basically means bird or bat excrement. This was used as fertilizers. At first, it was an agricultural secret of the Incas, particularly those in Peru but it then started spreading, like in the United States for example. It was explained in the exhibit that Sandy Spring farmers were one of the very first people in the United States to use Guano to fertilize their lands. After realizing how efficient it was, they then started to convince farmers in other zones to use that same method of fertilization. Apparently, it was so effective that it was a huge part of Peru’s economy. They …show more content…
They were the ones helping spread the Guano, one of the most effective methods of fertilization ever known. This teaches us how significant was the impact Sandy Spring farmers had on the agriculture of the country in the 1800s. Although there wasn't any pictures of this exhibit, I could still learn more about the exhibit by looking at its artifacts and document, which did a decent job of teaching. I did not perceive any bias when it comes to this specific exhibit. Most of its descriptions or history were just factual, which is what makes me perceive its information as
It is from the Neo-Assyran period during 883-859b.c.e. The highest relief would be its head. The writing was all around the statue in a different writing. It is very big and tall. It is on a good portion of the corner of a hallway. It looks kind of cool with a bull’s body with wings and a human’s head on it. The face is kind of funny because of the beard I guess if long and real even. The human-headed wing bull had five legs.
Mr. Allen also speaks in depth of the farmers. The Farmer’s Holiday occurred when Milo Reno organized Iowan farmers and got them to “refuse to bring food into Sioux City for thirty days, ‘or until the cost of production had been obtained” (86).
Farm life of the 1930s was really hard for all the farmers. They did lots to get through the 1930s without starving. In York county they didn’t indoor bathrooms, light or, heat unlike the people who lived in the towns of the 1930s.(Reinhardt n. pag.) to feed there family’s many raised their own food like chicken which gave them eggs, cows which also gave them beef and milk to drink. They grew vegetables for there from there garden. (Reinhardt n. pag.)Which families didn’t do it alone they had help from there neighbors to help them along the way.
These photographers were intended to help a struggling people by documenting their plight and introducing it to the public. Their work and the photographs they produced romanticized the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl and garnered public support for New Deal programs. Like my photograph of my family, the FSA photographs may not depict to exactness the events of the period, but they helped to form the mood of a nation.
Also posted on the display window was information about the store supporting products made by local farmers in the Kensington area. The products were sold in store and the farmers’ names were written as well as the foods the farmers were selling.
...ed access to federal subsidies that were given to all farmers. These federal programs were administered locally by a small class that controlled the counties. If they said that their county didn’t have the need for these checks they were returned, or in some cases pocketed by the landowners themselves instead of giving them to the sharecroppers. (Kreisler internet)
Through farming, students were able to both provide meals for themselves, and make enough money to allow them to continue their education at Tuskegee (Washington 67). Washington wanted the students to participate in agricultural and domestic work, along with constructing their own buildings (Washington 71). In doing so, students would not only help benefit the school, but also learn to love their work and discover the new way of working alongside the forces of nature (Washington 72). In this bold experiment, Washington’s theory proved to be true, as students left the Institute with a new found knowledge on construction, drawing, and mechanics of building. Washington had also undertaken a new task, one of making bricks with no money or experience (Washington 73). Brickmaking soon became a key industry at the Tuskegee Institute, even improving race relations. While white southerners had no contact with the Institute, they began to buy their bricks and saw that the education of colored individuals added value and wealth to the community (Washington 74). Washington’s concept of industrial education is seen throughout the expansion of the Tuskegee Institute, as students have even helped build buggies, wagons, and carts (Washington 75). The building of these vehicles helped not only the school, but also the community, as they were used in local markets. In his Autobiography,
An unmistakable crisp smell of fall hangs in the air. The old, iron fence gives a safe feeling, as the sound of gravel sounds under visitors’ shoes. Surprisingly, this is the typical setting of the Blue Springs Cemetery. The cemetery not only serves to house deceased loved ones, but also serves as a symbol of pride to the Blue Springs and surrounding community. The Blue Springs Cemetery, a Gage County Landmark, has a rich history and is an important part of community pride and service.
The museum I chose to visit this week was the North Carolina Museum of History located in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 13, 2014. It was a good time for this assignment because we were traveling this week to North Carolina so it made a great stop for us during our stay. Taking World Cultures has given me a new perspective on the foundation of our history and heritage. North Carolina holds a large amount of history for the United States. It was one of the original 13 colonies and was the first state to declare its independence from the British. North Carolina was known for its slave planation system to cultivate tobacco and cotton to be exported. An exhibit that I found to be interesting at the North Carolina Museum of History was The Story of North Carolina. This museum is the largest exhibit ever produced at the N.C. Museum of History. This exhibit is one that would inspire anyone new or visiting the state to experience the history of North Carolina and to develop more of an appreciation and understanding of the culture and communities.
The photographers of the Farming Security Administration contributed to modern times both educationally and visually. Photographers like Russell Lee took photographs that not only captured the lives of those who suffered greatly with the Great Depression hovering over them, but also the emotions that these people felt. Russell Lee, like Dorothea Lange and Walker Evans found his opportunity to prosper during the Great Depression with his photographs that would document the average American life suffering the wrath of the Depression from either unemployment or lack of home or even both. ...
It would be hard to imagine what mill life would have been like if it were not for American photographer, Lewis Hine. Hine was influential in bringing public awareness to many social issues of his time. Born in a rural town in Wisconsin in 1874, Hine dedicated his life to capturing America’s cultural landscape through the people in his photographs. He was there when thousands of immigrants took their first steps on American soil at Ellis Island. In World War One he captured on film the heroic efforts of the Red Cross (“Lewis Wickes Hine”). But most importantly for this paper, are his accounts of people in the mill villages and textile factories in rural America. Through some of his pictures, we will explore life in southern mill villages in the nineteen hundreds.
My first experience at the museum was a good one. I had so much fun even after we were done with the Norton-Simon. Being a business major, I did not know that art could speak to me as it did. It has not influenced me so much as to change my major, but it did open my eyes to a whole new world. Now when I look at art, I do not just see a pretty picture, but what the artist is actually trying to say.
The Natural History Museum is an extraordinary place to explore and learn. It’s fun and breathtaking! The museum served as an agricultural fairground from 1872 until 1910. The original structure of the building from the 1913 and today’s structure is a blend of many styles. Like a Spanish Renaissance ornamentation in the terracotta trim.
When first arriving at the museum it was an old styled, rustic, building that was not very modern, which I think fits into the theme of the museum. The outside of the building had history, similar to how the inside of museum is filled with a history. There was also an impressive statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt. I thought it was an interesting display, but Theodore Roosevelt was an advocate for the preservation of national parks and the conservation of animals, moreover, I thought it was a great tribute to him. I think the outside of the museum shows how rich the history of the world is and there is so much to learn. The past has been polished for the people of the present to understand and admire. Overall, I felt every exhibit was easy to understand and not intimidating; subsequently, it was easy for children and adults to look at.
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