BGuthrie Photos: DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Exhibit: Christmas (2014) -- Lighthouses

DC -- U.S. Botanic Garden -- Exhibit: Christmas (2014) -- Lighthouses:

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Description of Pictures: Exploration and Celebrating the U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842
Season’s Greenings
November 27, 2014 through January 4, 2015
Holiday cheer abounds at the U.S. Botanic Garden! Despite the cold winter outside, the Conservatory boasts a tropical paradise, one of the largest indoor decorated trees in Washington, D.C. and a showcase of poinsettia and their plant cousins. It wouldn’t be the winter holiday season without the fantasy train display in the East Gallery, which chugs along a track through imaginative structures created with plant materials. Explore the seven seas, using lighthouses to navigate your way through this year’s scenic wonderland. Many of the capital’s landmark buildings, all made from natural materials, will be on display in the Garden Court. Come in from the cold and enjoy the sights, scents and sounds of Season’s Greenings.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. BOTX_141120_114.JPG: Odd that this newly installed item had spider webs all over the top
2. BOTX_141127_001.JPG: Charles Wilkes April 3, 1798 - February 8, 1977 From 1838 to 1842, the US Congress funded the US Exploring Expedition to explore the seven seas. Six ships, commanded by Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, traveled more than 87,000 miles exploring the world's oceans, continents and islands. Over the four years, expedition scientists collected living plants, pressed specimens and cultural artifacts. These items were among the founding collections of the Smithsonian, US National Herbarium and US Botanic Garden. While on this journey, Lieutenant Walker kept a journal of his travels. This exhibit showcases images found within the seven volume US Exploring Expedition Journal.
3. BOTX_141127_009.JPG: Tombs at Muthuata I., Feejee
4. BOTX_141127_032.JPG: Vincennes in Disappointment Bay
5. BOTX_141127_100.JPG: Horn Island Lighthouse Pascagula, Mississippi
6. BOTX_141127_119.JPG: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Newport, Oregon
7. BOTX_141127_124.JPG: Craighill Channel Lower Range Lightstation Millers Island, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
8. BOTX_141127_129.JPG: Old Point Loma Lighthouse San Diego, California
9. BOTX_141127_147.JPG: Viaduct Hotel Relay, Maryland
10. BOTX_141127_155.JPG: Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Block Island, Rhode Island
11. BOTX_141127_165.JPG: Thomas Viaduct Spans from Relay to Elkridge, Maryland
12. BOTX_141127_186.JPG: Coney Island Lighthouse Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
13. BOTX_141127_208.JPG: Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
14. BOTX_141127_228.JPG: Block Island Southeast Lighthouse Block Island, Rhode Island
15. BOTX_141127_241.JPG: Sand Island Lighthouse Bayfield, Wisconsin
16. BOTX_141127_246.JPG: Sullivan's Island Range Light Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
17. BOTX_141127_259.JPG: Race Rock Light Southold, New York
18. BOTX_141127_270.JPG: Bristol Ferry Lighthouse Bristol, Rhode Island
19. BOTX_141127_278.JPG: Fort Niagara Lighthouse Old Fort Niagara, Youngstown, New York
20. BOTX_141127_282.JPG: Lighthouse of Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt
21. BOTX_141127_297.JPG: Admiralty Head Lighthouse Coupeville, Washington
22. BOTX_141127_299.JPG: Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse Annapolis, Maryland
23. BOTX_141127_307.JPG: East Brother Island Lighthouse East Brother Island, Point Richmond, California
24. BOTX_141127_320.JPG: USS Porpoise US Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842
25. BOTX_141127_336.JPG: Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Toledo, Ohio
26. BOTX_141127_349.JPG: Toledo Harbor Lighthouse Toledo, Ohio
27. BOTX_141127_360.JPG: Cape Hatteras Lightstation Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
28. BOTX_141127_363.JPG: USS Vincennes Flagship of US Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842
29. BOTX_141127_375.JPG: Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse Baltimore, Maryland
30. BOTX_141127_386.JPG: Whaleback Lighthouse Killery, Maine
31. BOTX_141127_406.JPG: Old Cape Henry Light Fort Story, Virginia
32. BOTX_141127_417.JPG: Blockhouse Point Lighthouse Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
33. BOTX_141127_428.JPG: Queen Anne's Revenge Flagship of Blackbeard the Pirate
34. BOTX_141127_436.JPG: Hammock House Beaufort, North Carolina
35. BOTX_141127_447.JPG: Fort Tompkins Light Staten Island, New York
36. BOTX_141127_460.JPG: Blockhouse Point Lighthouse Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
37. BOTX_141127_467.JPG: New Cape Henry Lighthouse Fort Story, Virginia
38. BOTX_141127_472.JPG: Boston Harbor Lightstation Little Brewster Island, Massachusetts
39. BOTX_141127_486.JPG: Mukilteo Lightstation Mukilteo, Washington
40. BOTX_141127_513.JPG: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
41. BOTX_141127_528.JPG: Whitefish Point Lightstation Paradise, Michigan
42. BOTX_141127_547.JPG: Brand Point Lightstation Nantucket, Massachusetts
43. BOTX_141127_552.JPG: Whitehead Lightstation Whitehead Island, St. George, Maine
44. BOTX_141127_558.JPG: East Quoddy Lighthouse Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada
45. BOTX_141127_571.JPG: Yaquina Bay Lighthouse Newport, Oregon
46. BOTX_141127_577.JPG: Horn Island Lighthouse Pascagoula, Mississippi
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