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These are a few photos I took during q quick tour of the Musuem.
I never found out the significance of the carvings in the window display.
This machine was behind the counter, not on display. It may possibly have been operational and used by the employees. I remember losing much money to these things when I was teeny tiny lad because the bottles just wouldn’t come out!
The fire engine was in the first room of the musuem with some other artifacts. And, for some reason, a picnic table. I was able to use it to get an elevated vantage for the picture.
The room the taxidermic displays were in was formerly part of the S. W. Anderson department store. With large department store display windows, a lot of light comes in from outside. This created a bit of a problem with reflections.
This battlin’ bobcat had me so nervous, I couldn’t hold the camera still. Or else I’m simply awful at holding still while taking a picture. I could replace the photographer. But by the time of a possible festival next year, perhaps I move on to a digital camera with a faster shutter.
The Museum site has a better picture. Didn’t most fifties sci-fi films start out with a scientist in a museum assembling one of these exhibits. Or, probably I’m thinking about Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby. Speaking of films . . .
Tom Ewell was born in Owensboro in 1909 and is most famous for playing the lead in The Seven Year Itch on stage and in the feature film. I rather liked The Girl Can’t Help It, also.
The Center was located on the second floor of the museum where the writer’s workshops were held. Ford was a native to Owensboro and served as both Governor and Senator for Kentucky. The Center uses wall displays to trace his career and discusses the issues he was most associated with.
There was a bit more than these few items, but it’s not a large museum. Additionally, there’s the Speedzeum and the Explorer sections.
