A smile brighter than early morning sunshine. This young lady was taken at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1895 by an unknown photographer. Image courtesy of the National Museum of the American Indian (First Nations People).
Two Hopi women inside home, Arizona. ca. 1900. Photo by Carl Werntz.
The Schooner "Wyoming" was one of the largest wooden sailing vessels ever constructed. Built in Bath, Maine in 1909 as a collier ship, she was designed as a state-of-the-art sail freighter. Using a donkey generator and automated systems and winches for raising and lowering sails, and a telephone system for onboard communication, she was 450 feet long, but crewed by just 14 men.
Like many of the 20th century sail freight vessels, the "Wyoming" was a support ship for steamboats. Colliers carried coal to coaling stations around the world, allowing steamships to refuel and travel long distances. Because sailing vessels didn't use any of the coal they carried, they were ideal for transporting fuel efficiently around the world. But in order to stay competitive with steam vessels, sailing vessels had to be efficient in crew costs as well, which is why the "Wyoming" had such a small crew.
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