Road Trip: Ohio

We were with a group of school kids from a Lafayette school.  The rotunda.

Some of the statues around the second floor level of the rotunda. There were eight in all, but here are a couple (you get the idea).

And another selfie, next to a sculpture to bring awareness to "April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month".

We had access to the Governor's Office. We were told the desk top was from the wood of the deck of the USS Indianapolis.

And there was a Civil War flag under glass there too.

The House chandelier - it is as big as it looks (assuming you think it looks big). There are 99 lights, one for each representative.

The House chamber - from the SEATS ON THE FLOOR.

The State Seal on the wall above the Speaker's chair.

The Senate from a viewing area outside the chamber because the Senate was closed as it was in use.  This was the first time we were prevented from entering the Senate chamber either on the floor or in the gallery.

While we gathered outside the Senate, the docent talked about Indiana and a couple other things.  Because we had spoken to her earlier - she was at the information desk and stamped our book - when she asked those that gathered what the first state was, I threw up my hand and said "Oo oo oo".  She was happy to inform the class that there were visitors amongst them from the First State.

State Senator Ronald Alting knew a teacher or a parent with the school kids and he stopped by to talk to the kids for a few minutes, and even take some pictures with them.

We were in the Supreme Court too, incuding the stained glass windows, an original chandelier, and some architecture with gold.

We came across these weird "booths" that had contraptions on the wall that had what looked like keypads to maybe dial phone numbers...

The "Soldiers and Sailors Monument" down the street from the capitol.

And one section of the capitol building while we were leaving, and heading across the street to the HSM.

At the HSM, there were some re-enactors.  The first pair were acting as 1939 archeologists.

The Second was an inn owner in 1839.

We saw this clock mobile hanging from the ceiling.

This clock, outside the canal level café, was actually turning backward. Obviously not visible in a still picture.

After those two sites, we headed to the Benjamin Harrison House.  He was the 23rd president (his grandfater was the 9th).  Here are some pictures from there. First, outside and along the side of the house:



Inside the home.



This cane was a gift. In it is carved the faces and names (some misspelled) of the previous presidents.

The signed letter from the then President Abraham Lincoln to authorize the Brigadiere General appointment for Harrison.


A chandelier.

A collection of plates, from other presidents; and a plate with hand writing on it (a rarity back then, supposedly).




Some workout equipment.

An original desk from Harrison's law office. It has many compartments and wheels for mobility.

A gift from someone in Texas, named D. M. O'Conner, in 1889.

On the tour, they played an original record player like device. It had "combs" underneath that the disc plucked while it turned. It was not amplified (sorry for the talking, but I couldn't control the other tourists).