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National Music Museum - Vermillion, South Dakota - August 11, 2007

Stringed instrument display
[Display with 13 different stringed instruments of varying color and size.]

Mandolin made by Antonio Stradivari in 1680.
[Mandolin has a light colored wood body with mid-brown color string adjusters. It is laying across its case which is hinged open. There is a dark flower pattern on an orangish background.]

Details of 'The Rawlins' guitar made by Antonio Stradivari in 1700
[A view of the hole in the body of the guitar. There is a white color detail (possibly pearl inlay) around the hole. The hole itself has a lace effect wood carving within it.]

Details of a guitar attributed to Matteo Sellas circa 1640
[Two photos spliced together. The left photo is the neck of the guitar. It has six sections of ivory or peal on which scenes have been etched or drawn. The image on the right is the body of the guitar. There is white design around the hole and around that is a black detailing. There is also black detailing on the upper part of the body. There is intricate detailing on the wood in the hole. ]

Clarinet in C by Wolfgand Kuss circa 1827-1830 (Built of boxwood with horn rings and five brass keys and carved floral patterns.)
[This wooden clarient was made of several wood sections connected together.]

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Chamberlain, South Dakota - February 12, 2009

Lewis and Clark Bridge
[Bridge across part of river. Land arm carries rest of bridge.]

Another view of the Lewis and Clark Bridge
[This is a straight on view of the bridge from an overlook on the hillside above the road.]

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Falls Park - Sioux Falls, South Dakota - June 9, 2010

The falls in Sioux Falls.
[Somewhat shallow but extremely rocky series of water falls.]

People on rocks just upstream from the falls
[People walking to get a closer view of the falls.]

This pinkish rock is Sioux quartzite and is harder than granite.
[Another view of the rock near the falls highlighting its pinkish color.]

Falls Park seen from the park observation tower.
[view of falls, grass, and lots of rocks in grassy area (cause this rock is hard and thus hard to remove).]

Island in the Big Sioux River
[Jasper rock island in the river within the park.]

What remains of the seven story Queen Bee Mill (which was built using sioux quartzite).
[One and a half stories of the exterior wall of the mill built of huge stone blocks.]

Former Turbine House for the mill
[Wooden structure atop a brick base which is based on blocks of Sioux quartzite. This sits on one side of the river.]

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