Monday, May 10, 2010

General McKay

 
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General McKay and Capt LaFleur (Flapjack)

 
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This is a photo scene from the video on You Tube for a Topographical Engineer's Event in Wrentem, Mass.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sketching Screen - Second View

 
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In this view the wire grid can easily be seen.

Sketching Screen

 
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The Sketching screen is used as an assistance tool for sketching from real life. The screen is centered on the area to be sketched, and then the artist looking through the eye piece draws only what he sees in the small rectangles formed by the wire grid. In this way the artist can concentrate on the specific parts of the area of particular interest.

Mortar Barge -- End View

 
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Mortar Barge -- Side View

 
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Many of these Barges were used in the assault on Vicksburg and other river cities during the Civil War.

Mortar Barge -- 13" Mortar

 
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Stage Coach -- Side View

 
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Stage Coach -- Top View

 
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Stern View of Steam Paddle Boat

 
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Western Rivers Stern Wheeler, Steam Boat

 
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These steam boats had a very shallow draft and most could move through water three feet deep. Over the years from 1840 to 1870 great strides were made in making these boats more powerful, to carry heavy loads and to stem heavy currents.

Sea Battle

 
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Battle of the Ironclads; CSS Virginia (Merrimack) and USS Monitor go at it in Hampton Roads. This battle was inconclusive, but the final result was that two fleets of ironclads were built during the war.

12 Pdr Napolean Artillery Piece and Limber, Side View

 
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Artilley Piece and Limber with some trees

 
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Top View.

End View of Freight Wagon and Three Loads

 
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The three loads for this wagon were varied, There is an artillery piece and a garrison carriage for the gun in one load; a second load is pile of bridge balks (timbers), and the third load is a number of sacks of animal feed.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Second Freight Wagon and Three Loads

 
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Top View. These wagons carried a wide variety of loads in an Army supply train. Bread in boxes were one of the staples that soldier got to eat. Others were flour, sugar, Dessicated vegetables, salt meat, and some dried peas or beans. Virtually all of the food supplies for both men and animals were carried in this wagons which constituted literally hundreds of wagons for the required supply trains.

Second Freight Wagon and Three Loads

 
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Side View.

Engineering Drawing Table - Side View

 
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Pontoon , Wagon and Bridge, Combination View

 
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This is a combination of the Small Wooden Pontoon and Wagon, and the Rustic Footbridge. The background view is a painting by the Senior Artist Mistress Maryanne Germain.

Rustic Footbridge

 
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Second Side View.

Rustic Footbridge

 
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Side View.

Rustic Footbridge

 
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Top View. The bridge is constructed totally of material found on the site. The bridge may be lashed or nailed together. The bridge is not suitable for cavalry, Artillery, or freight wagons.

Small Wooden Pontoon and Pontoon Wagon

 
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Side View

Small Wooden Pontoon and Pontoon Wagon

 
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Top View

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Harbor and Corduroy Road Models

 
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This view also includes the background painting by Artist Maryanne, Germain.