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{"caption":"Stereoscopes were the original 3D images. Looking at cards like this through the stereoscope would make the image appear in 3D rather than 2D. The Ramsey stereoscope is a deluxe double stereoscope, which allowed for two people to view the images at once. This stereograph depicts Marion Ramsey, ca. 1860.","previewText":"Stereoscope","image":{"userId":36589,"assetId":"R_BqDCXmF","name":"Marion stereograph.jpg","url":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-59Umfsmv8TMS-infospot.jpg","thumbUrl":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-59Umfsmv8TMS-thumb.jpg","assetType":"image","createdDate":"2022-10-06T19:12:25.817Z","updatedDate":"2022-10-06T19:12:25.817Z","shared":false,"copyCount":0,"numberOfUsesByTheOwner":0}}
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{"caption":"The stately oil portrait of Anna Ramsey’s grandmother, Mary Hutchinson Jenks, was painted in 1815. The fact that she holds a book is significant, indicating that she was literate. The Jenks family were Quakers, who highly valued education for both men and women. The size and quality of the painting indicates that Mary came from an affluent family.","previewText":"Mary Hutchinson Jenks","image":{"userId":36589,"assetId":"5QRXR2cCq","name":"Grandma Jenks.jpg","url":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-8NtHKA5Gw2Ey-infospot.jpg","thumbUrl":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-8NtHKA5Gw2Ey-thumb.jpg","assetType":"image","createdDate":"2022-10-06T19:20:41.283Z","updatedDate":"2022-10-06T19:20:41.283Z","shared":false,"copyCount":0,"numberOfUsesByTheOwner":0}}
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{"caption":"This elk was shot by Henry Sibley, the first Governor of the State Minnesota, who subsequently mounted it and gave it to his political acquaintance, Alexander Ramsey, the second Governor of the State of Minnesota. Although the two men were often political rivals, they were close personal friends.","previewText":"Elk Head","image":{"userId":36589,"assetId":"1qCbrZpB1","name":"Elk_s Head.jpg","url":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-G-eeG8LiBihF-infospot.jpg","thumbUrl":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-G-eeG8LiBihF-thumb.jpg","assetType":"image","createdDate":"2022-10-06T20:39:29.650Z","updatedDate":"2022-10-06T20:39:29.650Z","shared":false,"copyCount":0,"numberOfUsesByTheOwner":0}}
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{"caption":"It is not accidental that this painting of an American President is hung directly across from–and on the same level as–engravings of European nobility. Early on in United States history, Americans worked hard to distance themselves from European culture, but by the nation’s centennial many white Americans sought to emphasize continuity with the “Old World” and connect their culture to Europe’s traditions.","previewText":"The Washington Family","image":{"userId":36589,"assetId":"tELoT3LYr","name":"George Washington and His Family.png","url":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-ui6468J7b8o0-infospot.png","thumbUrl":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-ui6468J7b8o0-thumb.png","assetType":"image","createdDate":"2022-10-06T20:41:33.463Z","updatedDate":"2022-10-06T20:41:33.463Z","shared":false,"copyCount":0,"numberOfUsesByTheOwner":0}}
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{"caption":"When Ramsey was appointed Governor of the new territory of Minnesota, his wife Anna was confused about where they were going. “Minnesota? Where is that? I have never heard of such a place before? Is it in America or Germany?”. Nonetheless, Ramsey, Anna, and their young son moved to St. Paul in 1849.","previewText":"Minnesota Territory","image":{"userId":36589,"assetId":"fvRp0E6tC","name":"MN Map-1850.jpeg","url":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-B8sm-vzXdzgx-infospot.jpeg","thumbUrl":"https://gc.360-data.com/assets/36589/36589-B8sm-vzXdzgx-thumb.jpeg","assetType":"image","createdDate":"2022-10-06T23:29:50.407Z","updatedDate":"2022-10-06T23:29:50.407Z","shared":false,"copyCount":0,"numberOfUsesByTheOwner":0}}
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{"h1":"Senator Ramsey's Office / Nursery","h2":"When the Ramsey family first moved into the house, Alexander Ramsey was a US Senator, and this room was his Minnesota office. The shelves once held his many volumes of law books.\n\nWhen Alexander Ramsey’s grandchildren moved into the home with their mother in 1881, Ramsey’s old office was turned into a nursery for Anita, Ramsey, and Laura Furness.\n"}
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{"h1":"False Wall","h2":"When this room was converted from an office into a nursery for the Ramsey grandchildren, this false wall was erected to provide living quarters for a nursemaid and governess. The wall did not reach all the way to the ceiling so that the nursemaid or governess could hear the children easily."}
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{"h1":"Doll House","h2":"When Laura Furness was four, she received this custom dollhouse for Christmas. Her mother, Marion, paid $25.00 for it (the same price as the icebox, or as the Coachman’s monthly salary)."}
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{"h1":"Magic Lantern","h2":"“Magic Lanterns” were the forerunner to the modern-day slide projector. By the early 1900s they could be found in many middle and upper-class households. "}
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{"h1":"Hand-Sewn Dolls","h2":"These hand-sewn dolls were made by Anna Ramsey during Marion’s childhood. The dolls were later passed on to Marion’s children. They clearly show the wear and tear that comes from being well-loved.\n"}
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{"h1":"Toys","h2":"The Furness children grew up at a time when the market for mass-produced children’s toys was expanding rapidly. Many of the toys in this room were purchased at local department stores."}
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{"h1":"Potbelly Stove","h2":"This coal-burning stove was used to heat the room in the wintertime. In the summer, the stove would be packed away into storage, and a decorative cover placed over the stovepipe hole in the wall."}
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{"h1":"Original Wallpaper","h2":"This is the only original wallpaper remaining in the Ramsey House today. The walls in the rest of the house were painted over by Anita and Laura Furness in the early 20th century. The Minnesota Historical Society has since digitally recreated all of the original wallpaper in the rest of the house, based on samples found under the layers of paint.\n"}
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This tour was created on Wed Oct 05 2022 19:13:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)