Monticello.

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After paying the $20 fee, you board the shuttle bus for a trip to the mountaintop and Montecello.

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f 7.6 @ 1/400, 24 mm, taken 2017:11:29 11:45:05.

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The view from the top is one of the best the east coast has to offer, and fortunately the weather was clear. The high resolution version has some interesting detail in it.

Monticello panorama.

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Jefferson's mansion.

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f 7.6 @ 1/500, 47 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:14:06.

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The view on the back of the nickel.

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f 7.6 @ 1/1000, 98 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:16:35.

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The data about the privies is of interest. These were state of the art, early in the 19th century, in places where running water was scarce, like mountain tops.

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f 4 @ 1/5, 55 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:20:34.

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The next 5 images give data about brewing at Monticello.

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f 4 @ 1/25, 85 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:24:39.

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f 4 @ 1/30, 40 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:35:20.

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f 4 @ 1/80, 84 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:35:30.

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f 4 @ 1/80, 65 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:35:38.

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f 4.6 @ 1/125, 92 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:35:45.

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In the kitchen.

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f 4.6 @ 1/50, 24 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:36:39.

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Rose, Kathie, and Gary

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f 4 @ 1/80, 65 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:36:43.

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A vent for one of those state-of-the-art privies.

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f 7.6 @ 1/500, 47 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:41:52.

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f 6.4 @ 1/250, 55 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:44:31.

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This can be read in the high res version.

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f 7.4 @ 1/320, 28 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:44:39.

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Kathie and Rose in the slave quarters.

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f 4 @ 1/30, 24 mm, taken 2017:11:29 13:44:57.

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Conversing with a life sized statue of Tom J.

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f 6.6 @ 1/250, 50 mm, taken 2017:11:29 14:04:49.

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One of our tallest presidents, it's said.

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f 6.4 @ 1/250, 50 mm, taken 2017:11:29 14:05:24.

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Rose meets Tom.

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f 6 @ 1/400, 97 mm, taken 2017:11:29 14:05:58.

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How do ya do?

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f 6 @ 1/320, 97 mm, taken 2017:11:29 14:06:07.

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Gary back home in Syria.

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f 4 @ 1/6, 105 mm, taken 2017:11:29 19:01:13.

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Kathie knits a baby blanket.

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f 4 @ 1/30, 105 mm, taken 2017:11:29 19:06:38.

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