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American Artifacts

This gallery targets things that are uniquely American -- everything from Native American artifacts and modern replicas to the 4th of July celebration to Boy Scouts to relics of the American West. In short, a hodge podge of photographs but with items of Americana that, in my personal opinion, are not shared by other cultures.
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Three boy scouts raising the American flag during the daily flag ceremony at Boy Scout summer camp. Several local troops in the background are watching.
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Three boy scouts raising the American flag during the daily flag ceremony at Boy Scout summer camp. Several local troops in the background are watching.

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From Summer Camp

  • A single, solitary teepee in a field. Teepees are used in many summer camps as shelter for the campers.
  • Three boy scouts raising the American flag during the daily flag ceremony at Boy Scout summer camp. Several local troops in the background are watching.
  • Three children, dressed in identical red shirts, watching the 4th of July parade in a small town in the San Juan Islands. Independence Day is a great occasion to bring out the red, white and blue as some of the street costumes show.
  • An old, weathered wagon wheel in the American West is an example of the rustic charm of the country. This wheel is covered with an iron strip for durability.
  • A straw cowboy hat resting on an old wooden post on an old kitchen wagon.
  • An old wagon from the American West with a straw cowboy hat on one of the wood support posts.
  • A straw cowboy hat hanging from a post on an old wood wagon.
  • A close-up detail of a totem pole at Camp Parsons in Washington State. The carving shows part of an unusual face with eyes and what seems to be a pig's snout.
  • Detailed view of a bird carving on the base of a totem pole at a boy scout camp. The paint is peeling from weathering and age.
  • The American flag, flying in a strong wind, is almost perfectly horizontal. Every stripe and every star is visible.
  • Three teepees are lined up in a row in front of water. These teepees are used to provide shelter at a summer camp. Teepees were one form of traditional shelter used by native americans.
  • Three teepees (aka tipis) are lined up in a row in front of water. These teepees are used at a summer camp. Teepees were one form of traditional shelter used by native americans.
  • A small group of four teepees forms a small camp in a meadow surrounded by forest. Teepees were traditional housing for Native Americans in Great Plains and other Western states.
  • A group of teepees located near an old barn. This scene represents the mix of the American West with the traditional Native American cultures.
  • A small Native American village located at the edge of a forest. This group of teepees in the wilderness are used for summer camping.
  • Three teepees together in a camp. This is a traditional form of shelter for native Americans, particularly for the Great Plains and American West.
  • A stencil of a native American traditional headdress that has been painted on the door of an old, rusting truck.
  • A small detail of a face visible in an old totem pole located at a Boy Scout camp. The wood is cracked and the paint is peeling.
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