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figurehead carving demonstration 1970's, two museum staff Robert Brushwood (designer, artist) Clifford Hancock (draftsman, technician) (2)

Back in the early 1970’s, our education department hosted a figurehead carving demonstration at the museum. Two museum employees were tasked with making the figureheads; Robert Brushwood (designer, artist) and Clifford Hancock (draftsmen, technician). Because these four photographs show the interesting development of creating a figurehead, I decided to post them all together, rather than four non-related images. This first one shows Brushwood created the figurehead image they wish to use.

This is great because it of the massive size of the Cyprus log! We wondered if it possibly even came from the park.Read more

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bf11 11-1998, post restoration (5)

In 1998, we sent our Dutch Tjotter to the Netherlands for restoration work. This image shows it upon its return. The boat was built ca 1913 by Van der Werff Brothers in Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands. It is currently on display in our International Small Craft Center.

This image shows a group of Steiff animals in a Noah’s Ark display in 1970. We have several Noah’s Ark sets in the collection, from toys to dioramas.Read more

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9-Old Small Craft Bldg

Construction of our old Small Craft Building. About 11 years ago it was replaced with a newer, more efficient building where a good amount of our small craft is now displayed.

这张图显示了我们的船舶模型商店中的男人在1940年1月23日修理我们的一群figure头。我们的许多figure头崎rough地来到了博物馆,因此需要做一些工作以确保它们足够稳定以展示。正如我们的旧照片所显示的那样,我们曾经在大厅的墙壁上有很多。Read more

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Warwick County Girl Scouts Field Day in what is now known as Harvey Field May 1947

A group of Girl Scouts from Warwick County enjoying their field day in what is now known as Harvey Field in May 1947.

来自英尺的部队。尤斯蒂斯(Eustis)是第11营的电池,与我们的莱夫·埃里克森(Leifr Eriksson)雕像一起摆姿势。在前景是我们18世纪美丽的西班牙大炮之一。目前在博物馆的前面展出。Read more

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Taming the Wild October 8, 1937

Anna Hyatt Huntington’s statue “Conquering the Wild” at night on October 8, 1937, before the fence was put around it. The monument is dedicated to Collis Potter Huntington and features a young man taming a horse on top. Around the sides are four seated men representing Art, Learning, Science and Industry.

This image shows our small craft exhibition in the courtyard in the late 50’s. For a long time the courtyard was our best area to display boats as it was such a large are. Now we have the wonderful International Small Craft Center, a large building just for our boats.Read more

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