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Miniature Truck in a Big World
For this shot I photographed a 6″ metal diecast model of a 1940 Ford Pickup truck that I bought new for $23.00 at a flea market. I video taped it on a 360 deg. turnstile and also shot still photography images. I then inserted the tabletop shot of the truck into a previous picture of a tobacco barn that I…
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Old Mill Pond Village Shops, Granby CT
Old Mill Pond Village Shops 383 Salmon Brook St. Granby, CT 06035 (860) 653-3433 I stumbled upon this place by accident while in the neighborhood photographing the Old New-Gate Prison. This particular day it had been closed so I had the entire grounds to myself to take some photographs. The Old Mill Pond Village offers top brand furniture to knick…
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Little Red Schoolhouse & Hat Shop
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book…
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Wylie One Room Schoolhouse, Voluntown CT
This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book…
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Old New-Gate Prison, Granby CT
Old New-Gate Prison Museum 115 Newgate Rd. East Granby, CT 06026 P.O. Box 230 East Granby, CT 06026 Admission Adult (18-64) $10 Senior (65 +) $8 Youth (6-17) $5 Child (0-5) FREE FREE admission to active military and their families. The Old New-Gate prison was in operation from 1773 to 1827. It was the 1st state prison and in 1707…
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Horses Grazing at The Butterfly Farm, Lincoln RI
The Butterfly Farm 667 Great Rd., (Rte. 123) Lincoln, RI 02865 While in Lincoln RI I spotted this beautiful farm scene that I had photographed years ago. However, this time it had two horses grazing in the field. In addition the sky was warm and the fence in the foreground had an interested break. These are the kinds of scenes…
