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GARETT'S 1999 TRIP TO WASHINGTON D.C.! ( PAGE 4 OF 4! )

As Geocities is shutting down and I'm trying to preserve a preexisting site, I've [hopefully] transferred all of the pics from this decade-old event to this new site, where it would only make sense for them to end up at. Since the images are from an older site, they are not up to par with the quality of more recent pages on here; that may change in the future, but I was more focused in preserving them, not improving them. I've tried to arrange them in the order they were on the initial site, including as many of the original photo descriptions as possible. Grayscale photos were shot in B&W. Enjoy!

Photographers: Garett Thomas, Danielle Belli, Mr. Mueller (video stills).


INTRODUCTION

This web site is an online scrapbook of Central Middle School's 8th Grade trip to D.C. from June 18th to 24th of 1999. Pictures, descriptions, etc. are posted here. See the pictures below, in a near-chronologically-accurate order of events/locations that were visited/seen. The locations that lack pictures are not shown below, but are still documented in the list at the page's top.


THE COLONIAL TOWNS

We visited two towns in Virginia that were still set up in a very colonial way, though I don't know if it was just for show or an actual way of life. The two towns were Jamestown and Williamsburg. In the latter of the two, we actually stayed for the second half of our trip.

I don't remember what this building in Williamsburg was... Maybe a church? Anyhow, there were tombstones in the yard behind it.

In this panoramic photo from Jamestown, Jason is sitting in a canoe.

A Native American hut!

Here is a field worker. As a sidenote, I am noticing just now how difficult initially putting this site together was, considering that I had to scan every single photo I took. Nothing was digital yet!

These men are blowing glass in Jamestown. The exposure time was way off again, and I tried to make it a little more visible. Though it looks like it's night here, it was actually well into the morning, seeming well-lit to the naked eye.


MONTICELLO

Probably THE last place we visited (even further south than Williamsburg) before food & airport, I'd say Thomas Jefferson had a pretty cool place! A house with an underground tunnel containing a wine cellar? Hell of a bachelor pad, if you know what I mean...

This shot of the back of the mansion appears to be painted because, in scanning it, it became somewhat speckled; the blurriness is the result of an attempt to remove that. If you look to the left of the columns, there was scaffolding on the walls. This yard was rather large, and included a small trail and a decorative pool of water.

This room was set up to look as it might have when Jefferson lived.

Just outside of the underground section of the mansion were several stables.

At least a mile of gardens led the way to Jefferson's gravesite. Here's a small glimpse.

In the humongous underground "lair" of his home was where this, and several other, wine cellars were located.


RANDOM PICTURES AND TICKETS

These are exactly what they sound like. No further description necessary!

It's the Professionally Taken Photo of Everyone on the steps in front of the Capitol Building. The linked picture is MUCH larger; BEWARE if you attempt to click it for the larger version! I had to scan each half of it and then splice it together digitally because it's so big!

In case you didn't notice, the Capitol Building is in the background. Approximately ten seconds were actually spent taking the photo, and the camera moves in the process. Although this image is too small to notice, Mrs. Dresser and Matt Berger appear on both ends because, as the camera moves, they were able to run to the other end before the camera moved to that spot!

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Are teachers really human? You can decide if this photograph proves that! Ms. Marlin and Mrs. Purcell are dancing up the aisle in our bus (yes, bus, not plane), and it was more than amusing! Joanne Halaby is providing the bubble blower, and Jeff Hill is in the background.

What a good way to relax!

If you ever get a chance to go here, the ride Apollo's Chariot is SOOOOO much fun!

LOL! The audience participation involved in this theater production was a riot! It even allowed the audience, including the teachers, to yell out swear words!

Here's Mount Vernon's ticket. I never understood why, but we spent at least 45 minutes waiting outside of the gates of Mount Vernon before the teachers let us go in.

The locale of this ticket is loud and clear! One of the things I remember most clearly about the tour of Monticello was the fact that Jefferson slept sitting up, and his bed was built accordingly.


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