1. Keepin’ Your Cool The 19 th Century Way

2. How do we keep cool today? Air Conditioning Fans Cold Drinks Ice Cream

3. None of these options were possible in the 19 th century because… They did not have electricity! So, what did they do to keep cool? How did they get the air to move? How did they get things to be cooler?

4. Handheld Fans Locally made by Native Americans Woven out of seagrass Provided a little bit of air movement

5. Palmetto Fans Leaves from palmetto palm tree Naturally forming fan

6. Fans become an accessory. Ornate designs imported from Asia Collapsible, folding fans Ladies wore them with fancy clothes

7. The Language of Fans

8. Fanning was a job. An enslaved child may be required to fan his masters Fanning also kept bugs away Booker T. Washington had this job when he was enslaved as a child

9. Punkahs Above dining table Hanging cloths from a board Attached to string Pulled by servant String passed through the wall “Punkah Walla” name for servant Popular from India

10. Fanning away flies & keeping diners cool.

11. Time to make your own fan!