• temporarycontinent
    Glen Allan, Mississippi, USA

    over 5 years ago 

    The punkah at Linden Plantation. During the Antebellum era, enslaved workers manually operated the Southern plantation punkahs by pulling a cord back-and-forth, creating an interior breeze to combat the heat and control the insects during mealtimes. Linden Plantation is a Greek Revival plantation home overlooking Lake Washington. - Montana Torrey from Field Station 5 for Temporary continent.
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