Way Back Wednesday
发表于我们本月的第一张照片显示了艺术家洛佩兹·梅兹奎塔(Lopez Mezquita)于1934年8月。他是西班牙裔社会的成员,该协会由阿切尔·米尔顿·亨廷顿(Archer Milton Huntington)创立,后者也创立了我们的博物馆。梅兹奎塔(Mezquita)被要求来博物馆画一些工作人员的肖像,包括居民画家托马斯·斯金纳(Thomas Skinner)(这是稍后的照片)。
下一张图片显示了E.W. Sylvester海军上将和一名船员,有USS的生活威斯康星州。不确定照片中发生了什么,但是看起来左边的那个家伙笑了一个笑话,右边的家伙不欣赏。威斯康星州现在正在诺福克休息,人们可以探索她的甲板。
Way Back Wednesdays
发表于博物馆最近开始做的一件事Facebookis #Way Back Wednesdays, showcasing photographs from way back when (we’ve been around for 80+ years after all). We would have done the usual #Throw Back Thursdays, but we were worried that would conflict with our Thursday events, of which we have many (First Thursdays, Thursdays by the Lake, etc.)
前两张照片永远不会让我发笑。左边的那个显示我们的吊船(1850年)于1950年被运送到博物馆。猜猜他们的卡车还不够大!除了非常美丽之外,我们的吊船是已知的最古老的吊船,即使不是最古老的人之一。它目前正在我们的小型工艺中心。The picture on the right is an English Naval Cannon (ca 1756-1781) that was raised from the bottom of the York River during diving operations in 1934 getting painted. We joke about it because the gentleman doing the painting looks as though he could be a male model with his abs and beautiful, flowing hair. They couldn’t have done that photo better if they had planned it that way. Hah!
享受美丽的户外活动
发表于随着春天和阳光明媚,温暖的天气的到来,我想起了博物馆在建筑物外必须提供的所有有趣的东西(尤其是因为我的办公室很冷)。似乎很多人都不知道这一点,但是博物馆拥有550英亩的财产,包括Noland Trail和Maury湖。我们的创始人阿切尔·亨廷顿(Archer Huntington)的愿景的一部分是为公众提供一个与博物馆一起享受的外部空间。莫里湖是通过在詹姆斯河附近建造水坝(狮子桥)来创建的。
很多人在我们的社区非常熟悉的智慧h Lion’s Bridge as it is a frequently visited area. I mean, what’s not to love? There are a few places to sit down and enjoy beautiful weather while also getting great views of the James River and Lake Maury while the majestic lions stand guard. Every November festive wreaths are placed around the necks of the lions to help bring in the Holidays, which has become a popular event in the community. As for the history of the lions, they were sculpted by the museum’s founder’s wife, Anna Hyatt Huntington (clickHEREto learn more about her), ca 1932.




