Chinese Bronze & Jade, Freer Gallery, 2011

Posted on July 27, 2011 by leefoxx1949

These 2 rooms of jade & bronze in the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., were not here in 2009. They have such a large collection that they rotate it. The photos I took then are posted in a separate album labelled Chinese & Asian Art. It can be located on the website under July 2009. These artifacts were mostly acquired from China during the Warlord Era (c. 1920s), and the bronzes were cleaned. We don’t do that today with ancient bronze, but it does give a better idea of what they looked like when they were new. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/ChineseBronzeJadeFreerGallery2011

Vicksburg Battlefield & USS Cairo Museum

Posted on August 1, 2010 by leefoxx1949

The siege of Vicksburg by Union General Grant and its surrender in 1863 was a turning point in the War Between the States. The battlefield photos follow the auto tour shown in the brochure photos at the front of this album. The USS Cairo was sunk in the Mississippi River, raised 102 years later, restored, and placed on display on the battlefield. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/VicksburgBattlefieldUSSCairoMuseum#

Fort Bragg Airborne Military Museums

Posted on July 24, 2010 by leefoxx1949

Here are three museums dedicated to U.S. airborne operations: the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, North Carolina; the 82nd Airborne Museum located at Ft. Bragg; and the Special Warfare Museum, also located at Ft. Bragg. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/FortBraggAirborneMilitaryMuseums#

Michael C. Carlos Museum, Atlanta: Asian & African Galleries

Posted on July 10, 2010 by leefoxx1949

The Michael C. Carlos Museum is housed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. It has 5 main galleries of ancient artifacts which I have photographed and placed into 4 albums on my website. Three are from July, 2009; the fourth was added July, 2010. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/MichaelCCarlosMuseumAtlantaAsianAfricanGalleries#

Getty Villa Museum: Roman, Greek, & Etruscan Antiquities

Posted on June 28, 2010 by leefoxx1949

Oil baron J. Paul Getty built this villa near Los Angeles based on a Roman villa buried in the 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. It houses his personal collection of antiquities collected from ancient Etruria, Greece, and Rome. Most pictures of artifacts are preceded by a museum label describing the artifact in greater detail. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/GettyVillaMuseumRomanGreekEtruscanAntiquities#

Railway Museums

Posted on February 24, 2010 by leefoxx1949

I’m somewhat of a closet railfan who grew up along the Illinois Central RR and rode the ICRR to and from the University of Illinois in the late 60s. These are copies of photos I took at several RR museums in the U.S. & Britain, mostly in the 1980s & early 90s, except for the one in England, which I took in 2003. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/RailwayMuseums#

Rock Island Arsenal Museum, Tanks, Cannons, & Military Exhibits

Posted on February 23, 2010 by leefoxx1949

I took the Rock Island photos c. 1961 with a Brownie Bulls-eye camera & 620 BW film. This is the John M. Browning Museum at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois near the Mississippi River. The others were taken at various time & various places. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/RockIslandArsenalMuseumTanksCannonsMilitaryExhibits#

Oahu: Bishop Museum, Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace, Honolulu

Posted on September 1, 2009 by leefoxx1949

The Bishop Museum deals with early Hawaiian history. Pearl Harbor, site of a major U.S. naval base, is famous for the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941, which brought the U.S. into the Pacific War. Iolani Palace was the palace of the last Hawaiian kings & queen, until the U.S. took over in the 1890s. These are all located in Honolulu, the capital of the islands. I took the photos in 2000 & 2003. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/OahuBishopMuseumPearlHarborIolaniPalaceHonolulu#

“World of Coca-Cola” Coke Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

Posted on September 1, 2009 by leefoxx1949

This is a little different from the museums I typically photograph. Coca-Cola was invented in Atlanta, Georgia, and that is where I lived before going to China. Lots of these photos have my wife Amy in them. I took them in summer of 2009. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, China. https://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/WorldOfCocaColaCokeMuseumAtlantaGeorgia#

Smithsonian Institution: “Castle” & Museum of the American Indian

Posted on August 15, 2009 by leefoxx1949

The Smithsonian Institution is one of the world’s greatest museums – actually about 15 or so museums. These are photos of the original building – the “castle” – as well as from the new Museum of the American Indian and some miscellaneous photos. I have posted separate albums for the Freer-Sackler Chinese galleries, Western Cultures, American History, Natural History, and Air & Space Museums. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. http://picasaweb.google.com/GaryLeeTodd/SmithsonianInstitutionCastleMuseumOfTheAmericanIndian02#

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