Jeff Patton

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Today was the field trip for the third grade class, we visited the Steamboat Arabia museum in Kansas City. The Arabia sank in 1856 with about 200 ton of merchandise destined for people headed west. It sank in the Missouri river and was discovered in 1988 50ft below a cornfield in Kansas. When you walk through the museum, it’s like the tour guide said, “it’s like walking through an 1800’s version of Wal-Mart.”

The tour:

Dancing around in the line
Everyone piling in
The tourguide explaning about the steam boat and where it was found
The tourguide showing how the river has changed it’s course
The Arabia was discovered about 50ft underground
The stern of the ship
The tourguide said there were thousands of buttons found, because the clothing had rotted away
The tourguide talking about the items that were found
I don’t recall what these were called, but they were valuable
Various supplies
Natalie standing next to a two-man saw
Tyepsets for printing
Lots of dishes
Dishes up close
Pens and wells
Pipes, cigars and tobacco
One of the few books recovered was the complete works of William Shakespeare
Buttons
The only clothing to survive were things not made from wool or cotton
Boots
Spurs
A complete dinning table with dishes and silverware
Building supplies
Hardware
The class passing around some spikes and peices of mud
One of the labs where artifacts are cleaned, dried and preserved
An example of what the merchandise looks like before it’s cleaned
This Sycamore was found inside the hull of the Arabia
One of the steam engines
Reconstructed paddle wheel
Lawrence the donkey, the only casualty
All the kids under the paddle wheel
All the kids under the paddle wheel
The stern of the Arabia
Some ice cream after lunch
It’s called wax museum
One person counts while everyone else pretends to be a statue
Have to hold still
Zion being a statue
This is a different game, but it’s kind of the same, I didn’t really follow all the rules
The other kids were playing kickball, but it appeared the bases were arbitrary
Natalie and Ella

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