Saturday, October 7, 2017

Winfield, Kansas Cowley County Museum

This afternoon we ventured out to Winfield, Kansas.
We stopped at the Cowley County Museum.
Cowley County Historical Museum


This building was the Bryant Elementary School
Est 1880
Was known as the West Ward and Second Ward School




The quilt block 
Cowley county has wooded quilt block's throughout the county.

Let the journey begin!
Rock's

Fossils

Indina artifacts
Fossilized Muscle Shell

Mammoth bone fragment

Arrowhead collection

Round metal Icebox
est 1905


Refrigerator
est 1918


Great Northern Vacuum Cleaner

Dentist Office


How about a little gas!

The General Store
General Store

Cash Register

Grocery Scale
est 1870

Hardware item's





Entering the home
The parlor

The kitchen

The bedroom

And church
The Shepherd
" Our Savior"


Working Fire Engine
1932 at the cost of $13,000
Horse drawn fire wagon

Phone operating station

Early postage


Cistern Pump

The small water buckets that deliver the water to the pump

Livery stable

Corn Sheller


Corn shucking tools




Statue of Abraham Lincoln



painted arch bridge
The cobblestone bridges are famous in Cowley county

Doctor's office



Toy's

Story of the Toy Lady of London

The Toy Lady of London
Mrs Christmas

School

Historical photo's

Music room

Radio and Office room

Mosaic of beads
Veteran's room

They had many wonderful display's we love these wonderful County Museum's, the opportunity to preserve their history, and share it with others.


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