The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-06-20
FROM 1907 TO 1907.
American History Told by e.
hibits at Jamestown Fair.
THREE CENTURIES PICTURED.

THREE CENTURIES PICTURED.
IN Floor Space Of 5000 Square Fee:
Are Condensed Striking Features Of
900 Years-Unique Quality of Smith
sonian Institutions Display In Vir-
sinia Exposition.
The exhibit of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition and National museum recently
opened at the Jamestown exposition
has az its unique object to condense
into a single room American history
from the beginning to the end, says a
Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald.
From 1907, when Captain John Smith
arrived In Chesapeake bay, to 1907,
three centuries, much has happened to
be condensed into 5000 square feet Of
floor space W. De C. RaveEel Of the
National museum, who is representing
the Smithsonian institution at the ex-
position, told in an interview what
has been prepared to tell running
story of the century changes.
ITO serve as central figure about
which to group everything else" said
Mr.. Ravenel, 1--WE have set up large
tableau of twenty-five figures, portray
ing Captain John Smith going up the
James river to trade with the Indians
for corn. Eleven Of the groups are
white men, three soldiers and four sail
ors and others, all dressed In the style
Of that day. The costumes are as near
" reproductions as possible, with hel-
NETS, rapiers, matchbox guns and pis-
tolls, some Of which were actually car
ried by early settlers. The boat Is one
of the pinnaces such as were used In
surveying the Chesapeake bay and Vir-
ginia rivers. For articles Of trade the
Smith party has q chest of glass beads,
looking glasses, hatchets and other
trinkets. The Indians are represented
as giving in return grain, some OF
which In this tableau was grown from
seed carried by the Tuscaroras to New
York in I'LL,
"Around this central group we have
placed forty-three cases, dozen Illus
trating the customs and culture at dif-
ferent periods. Two Of them are de-
voted to reproducing the costumes OF
the original settlers-the Puritan and
his wife, the Dutch padroon and his
wife, the Virginia planter and his wife
and a Spanish lady and gentleman.
Two cases show Indians Of the Poto-
mac region making stone implements.
Another case portrays scene OF the
colonial period, and still another con-
tains an exhibit by the Daughters OF
the American Revolution, consisting OF
costumes and relics Of the days OF 76."
Mr.. Rarenel laid great stress upon
the accuracy with which these scenes
had been reproduced. Care, he said.
had been taken to make them as true
to the original as possible.
"Some collections Of special interest
he went on, illustrate the arts anu
culture of our own outlying posses
sions of today, the Philippines, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and Alaska.
ITO show the development OF water
transportation we have obtained mod
els OF an ancient viking war galley,
the ships of Columbus and other IA
nous ships Of colonial times, such as
the Susan Constant, the Mayfower OF
the Puritans and the Half Moon OF
Henry Hudson. After these sailing
ships are shown models Of the first ex-
periments Of Rumsey, Fitch, Fulton
and Stevens. There Is also q model
of the Savannah, the first steamship to
cross the Atlantic. Alongside Of Full
toms Clermont Is ranged q modern
steamship now plying on the Hudson.
I'm a similar way land transporta-
ton is illustrated, beginning with mod
els Of the pack horse and the stage
coach up to the modern railroad car
and the big mogul and freight locomo-
lives Of today. The important inven-
tons, such as the telegraph and tele-
phone and electric motors, are Illus
trated by models Of original forms OF
apparatus. The history Of medicine
and photography has also been work
ed up for this exhibit"
The medical exhibit, arranged by DR..
James w. Flint of the National muse
um, consists mainly Of photographs OF
noted doctors, from the physician who
accompanied Captain John Smith to
America to DR.. Carlos Finlay. who
first formulated the theory as to the
transmission Of yellow fever by the
mosquito.
An item OF interest In the history OF
raodi dicixo ia In connection with Captat0