Little Red School House Museum
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And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar...1 Chronicles 25:8
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Rusk County Historical Society Museum
I scanned this existing light print of the Little Red School House that I shot with my film Canon T.60 camera at Ladysmith, Wisconsin in 1995... My mother, sister and I had an interesting time touring this museum that day.. I remember I did not want to use flash and just went with the existing light that came from the windows using manual focus opening up to F/2.8 with a 50 mm CanonFD lens..If I remember correctly I used ISO 400 film.
I discovered that Wikipedia has now listed this wonderful museum in their site at the following link which has more information about the museum...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusk_County_Historical_Society_Museum
16 responses
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JOE FAILK gave props (27 Jul 2010):
Excellent Composition and lighting!
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William Tracy said (27 Jul 2010):
The scan seems to accentuate the distance in time, as does the natural light. I like the contrast of the wood-burner and the electric fan.
Comparing my Altaville School story, so much is the same -- desk, bell, flag, wood-burning stove.
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Susan Littlefield gave props (27 Jul 2010):
A fine capture of a wonderful room. Thank you for the link----most interesting!!
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Donald Garrett gave props (27 Jul 2010):
Susan said it right! My grandmother had a woodstove like that one in her tiny kitchen.
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Ann Reece gave props (27 Jul 2010):
Excellent job Andrea! The lighting is perfect and this is perfect for the theme : )
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Al Gieryna gave props (27 Jul 2010):
Classic...nicely done Andrea.
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Litz Go gave props (27 Jul 2010):
wonderful entry, Andrea! Thanks for the info.
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Andrea Petersen said (28 Jul 2010):
Thanks everyone for your kind words...In the lower grades I attended classes in a two-room school house from the ist grade to the 4th before a new school was built with indoor plumbing, running water and a much needed lunch room. The Little Red School House reminds me of the 1st school I went to where we shared a common dipper to drink water from an old time fountain, etc. Of course we also shared the germs of catching each others colds:))
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ellie huntress gave props (29 Jul 2010):
such a cool feeling
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elfriede fulda gave props (30 Jul 2010):
Oh,,very interesting,,,love the image,,,
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (30 Jul 2010):
A good entry Andrea.
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Deborah Downes gave props (30 Jul 2010):
Excellent entry, Andrea. Really love the lighting and framing. Thanks for the info.
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JanElle gave props (30 Jul 2010):
The soft lighting sets off the wood stove and woodwork so beautifully!! Delightful shot!
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Regenia Brabham gave props (3 Aug 2010):
The lighting is beautiful! It is such a warm little school house. Wonderful capture.
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Judy and Wayne Wanamaker gave props (3 Aug 2010):
What a great shot of this classic scene!
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Richard Knight gave props (4 Aug 2010):
So nice . . .
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