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Old Sturbridge Village PanoramasBy the early nineteenth century, many American farms were engaged in a transition from production for local subsistence to production for urban markets. Old Sturbridge Village, a reconstructed farming community about sixty miles southwest of Boston, where the panoramas below were taken, typified rural life and work in the 1820s. As you view the panoramas look at the ways food and clothing were produced.
List the ecological and economic impacts of change from a subsistence
to a market-oriented way of life. Use the linked quotations and additional photographs to assist
you in your interpretation. Quicktime VRIf your browser does not automatically start loading the panorama after you click on this image link, please download Quicktime here. |
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Sturbridge Village Panorama
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Freeman Farm Panorama
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Freeman Farm Barnyard Panorama
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Credits: Photographs by Carolyn Merchant; panorama assembly and web page by Rob Weinberg. |
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