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Smoke and fire fill the air after a gallon of gasoline wrapped in a det cord was set off during an explosive's demonstration Wednesday at the IU Cross Country Course.
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Smoke and fire fill the air after a gallon of gasoline wrapped in a det cord was set off during an explosive's demonstration Wednesday at the IU Cross Country Course.
Dudley Salmon from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tabacco, Firearms and Explosives unit, or ATF, shows students in the IUPD cadet program the damage done to a coffecan after a blasting cap was detonated Wednesday at the IU cross country course. Officers from the ATF and the Indiana State Police bomb squad gave an explosives demonstration to the cadets that are currently enrolled in the Office Program. The explosives demonstration started small with the blasting cap in the coffeecan and ended with the detonation of a gallon of gasoline, which is often called "The Hollywood," (pictured left) due to the large noise and fire it produces.
Self-described urban agriculturalist Will Allen discusses his experience of bringing organic farming to urban Milwaukee and Chicago and founding his non-profit company Growing Power, Inc on Thursday at Alumni Hall in the Indiana Memorial Union. Allen, who was listed in the May issue of TIME Magazine as one of the most 100 influential people in the world, was the keynote speaker for the "Food in Bloom: Cross Pollination and Cultivation of Food Systems, Cultures and Methods" confrence at IU.
Butterflies feed on the nectar of a hanging flower basket Saturday in the Hilbert Conservatory of White River Gardens, located next to the Indianapolis Zoo. The butterfly show arrived at the gardens in March, and many of the butterflies were still in the pupae stage. However, since summer has sprung, many butterflies are in the process of hatching. The display features free-flying butterfly species from America as well as more exotic species from Africa and Central America. The exhibit also showcases plants that attract the butterflies and educational material about them. The show will be on display until Sept. 7.
The back garden of the Wylie House, was where the Wylie family grew much of their food. Today, the garden is cared for however the only things harvested from the garden are the seeds of the heirloom plants. The seeds can be purchased at the Wylie House.
A potty chair from the 1700's sits on the hearth of the guest room fireplace in the wylie House. The second Wylie family who occupied the home had a madien aunt named Susan Emma who would come to stay for long periods of time. However, a daughter of the second Wylie family and her children returned to the home and this was most likely where she and her children slept.
A woman's corset lays out on one of the bed's in the girl's bedroom of the Wylie House. Although museum curators cannot be positive this room was the girls bedroom they strongly believe it was because the room is larger and contains a wardrobe. Girl's room of that time period were often larger because women stayed at home with their parents until they were married and the wardrobe would have been used to store the layers that comprised their dresses.
A dress lays out on a bed in, what museum curators believed, was the girls bedroom of the Wylie house. The coverlets on all of the beds in the are from the years 1820-1850.
The "sick room" in the Wylie House Museum, was where ill family members would be placed and cared for in order to prevent the spread of their illness. This room was occassionally rented out to IU students, as well.
Clothes, similar in style to what the Wylie boys would have worn are layed out on a bed in what museum curators believed to be the boys bedroom. Besides the smaller size and simpler decor, another reason this room is believed to be the boys bedroom is because there is no wardrobe, or press. Boys often had less clothing than girls and it could just be folded and placed in a dresser.
The boy's bedroom in the southwest corner Wylie House it set up with boy's clothing and toys as it may have been when the Wylie boys lived there. Curators of the museum believe this particular room was the boy's boys room because it was the smallest bedroom and the decor is very simple with simple lines.
A sewing machine from the 1850's sits in the sewing room, located directly above of the master bedroom, in the Wylie House. Although, the musuem curators have no proof that this room was once a sewing they very much believe it was due to its location. Putting children directly above the master bedroom would have offered the occupants of the master bedroom little peace and quiet.
A food storage cabinet sits in the pantry of the Wylie House. The legs of the cabinet have water damage, as did many cabinets from that time period. This is because the small holes on the front of the cabniet were able to keep the flies out but not the ants and so in order to mitigate the ant problem people often set the legs on the cabniets in little bowls of water.
A work table that once belonged to Margaret Wylie, wife of the IU's first president Andrew Wylie, sit in the kitchen of the Wylie House. The kitchen of the Wylie House was considered very advanced for its time, it even had a miniature hot water heater so that the family did not have to wait for water to boil over the stove.
Ann Fierst, a volunteer at the Wylie House Museum, demonstrates how the Wylie children would write on a slate using a piece of slate to practice their penmanship. The slate and desk are located in the dining room which served as the informal gathering spot of the family.
A hat box that once belonged to Andrew Wylie sits on a dresser on Wednesday in the master bedroom of the Wylie House. Andrew Wylie's top hot is inside of the hat box. However, since Andrew Wylie was the third owner of this particular hat box it is extremely old, and therefore, fragile so tour guides of the museum do not open it and handle it as little as possible.
A hat box that once belonged to Andrew Wylie sits on a dresser on Wednesday in the master bedroom of the Wylie House. Andrew Wylie's top hot is inside of the hat box. However, since Andrew Wylie was the third owner of this particular hat box it is extremely old, and therefore, fragile so tour guides of the museum do not open it and handle it as little as possible.
The master bedroom in the Wylie House is located on the first floor right off of the front parlor. The bed has the ability to be moved easily because the master bedroom was most likely needed when the Wylie's entertained guests. The doors between the front parlor and the bedroom would be opened and the best pushed to the side of the room so that there was more space for guests to mingle.
The piano in the front parlor of the Wylie House was crafted in the year 1795. The piano is very small and comes apart so that it could be transported via wagon.
Furniture is arranged in the front parlor of the Wylie House like it would have been when the Wylie family lived there in the 1800's. Although, only some of the pieces belonged to the Wylie family the others were carefully chosen for their historical accuracy.