Friday Smiles 457: My favorite room in the Wichita/Sedgwick County Museum

 

It's Friday and I'm once again joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday. 

From the temporary guitar collection I shared last week, it was time to enter my favorite room, the permanent display of an old time drug store.

Those of you who have seen photos of my home know how much I love old oak wood.  Although not quarter sawn, this room is filled with oak.  It's also filled with memorabilia of a vintage drug store.  I love the crown moldings, the detail molding on the wood, the carvings, and the old phone on the wall, too.  

I had to be careful that I didn't photo bomb myself because there were mirrors

on every wall.  Did you see the old cash register?

Wouldn't you love a good soda, egg cream, or malt from the soda area of the drug store?

This is when the lighting got horrible because of the back lighting from the windows.  Lightening the photo in Photoshop proved dicey because 

I lost some detail and gained other.  Time to get away from these stained glass windows!

I loved how I could get close to this bank of wooden storage units.

Wouldn't you love to have this storage for your craft supplies?

I know I would!

Such detail and so many lovely items to look at.  And all contained in beautiful wood, too.

What impressed me was how much storage you could fit into something like this.  I was also impressed that the entire time I spent in this room, I never saw another human.  I felt very safe (and well masked, too).

Sadly, it was now time to leave the drug store and check out other rooms in the museum.

Now for a few funnies.

Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday. 

Bleubeard wants more catnip, but Squiggles hates it.  To each his own drug!!

This will be my final Friday Smiles until March 4th.  See you in March, ladies.

 

Friday Smiles 451: Another room in the musuem

 

It's Friday and I'm once again joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

This is the room we will enter today.  I hope those of you who are mothers will appreciate this and those who love antiques, will also.

This is what I saw when I entered the room.  From the children's toys to vintage clothes, to a breakfast scene which we'll view later, this is always a fun room to view.

An old radio and floor lamp looked like something one might have from (I think) the 1940s.

Radio schedules, books, children's toys, and vintage dolls were carefully displayed.

Even though I never collected dolls as a child, I love this display.

I have one of these "prams" I found sitting by the side of the road on trash day.  Mine has isinglass windows on the sides and it's actually in better condition than the one in the museum.

I especially like what appears to be a child's steamer trunk.  I wonder if the fabric in those dresses is new or old.  I'm not sure what is in the boxes, but I'm guessing hats.

One of my favorite displays.  I'll return to this soon.

Robots and space, which, from what I have read, is what children in the 1950s were interested in.

Games, something I love, too.  However, I've never heard of or seen any of these.  I think they are SO much more fun than what we have today, like Candy Crush, etc.

Farm toys, cars, trains, and airplanes make this one of my favorite toy displays.

Back to the carousel horse.  There are mirrors behind it, 

so I had to be careful where I stood to take the photos.

A baby's room.  Note how far apart the side slats are.  They would never pass inspection today.  And although I've never been a mother, I understand you don't place a pillow in a baby's crib anymore.

Baby's breakfast in a high chair.  Great Kelloggs poster, too.  I LOVE the cane seat in this chair and I love the floor pattern, too.

There's more in this room, but I'll save it for next week.  How many of you mothers remember using something similar or having something similar in your room as a child?

Finally, a few more church bulletin bloopers:

 

The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.

 

Our next song is “Angels We Have Heard Get High.”

 

The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev. and Mrs. Julius Belzer.

 

This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs. Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.

 

The service will close with Little Drops of Water.  One of the ladies will start quietly and the rest of the congregation will join in.

 

Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet.  All those wishing to do something on the carpet should come forward and do so.

 

The church is glad to have with us today as our guest minister the Rev. Shirley Green, who has Mrs. Green with him.  After the service, we request that all remain in the sanctuary for the Hanging of the Greens.

 

Now let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the lovely ladies who join her for Friday Smiles.  Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  Bleubeard would also like to catch Squiggles doing something on the carpet.  We would love to have you join us, too.  

Friday Smiles 450: Back to the musuem

 

It's Friday and I'm once again joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

It's time to once again return to the Wichita-Sedgwick County History Museum.

We're still in the hallway where children's toys are located.

I got the feeling the displays on this end was added as an afterthought because it has nothing to do with children's toys.  Sorry this is so fuzzy.  I only took one photo and this was it.

On this end is a display of the sit in at the Wichita Dockum Rexall Drug in 1958.

Part of the display on the right, here is a photo from the newspaper showing some of the peaceful protesters who wanted to be treated equal.  Don't we all!!!

I found this information on the internet.  Feel free to skip it if you aren't interested in the silent movement that changed a nation:

It helped change the course of history – but few people knew about it. The 1958 Dockum Drug Store Sit-in was an effort to end segregation in Wichita and the United States. This quiet movement spoke loudly to the passion of the students who led it, making it one of the first organized sit-ins in the country.

The Dockum Drug Store (owned by Rexall) was one of the most popular eating establishments in downtown Wichita, which like many of the other restaurants and stores of the day only served white people. African Americans could order food to go, but were forced to order from the end of the counter and leave after getting their food or stand in the corner to eat.

One day, Carol Parks-Hahn and her cousin Ron Walters decided to test the limits of the segregation rules. They wanted to know what it felt like to be served a drink in a glass, rather than disposable containers. Walters had read about a sit-in in California and found this peaceful measure could lead to desegregation.

On July 19, 1958, the two and their friends began going to the drugstore every day, sitting at the counter and ordering a soda. The students were quiet and respectful, but management continued to refuse them service. Walters said he wanted to make sure the group showed up at “a business level,” and were not viewed as disruptive patrons. At one point, the drugstore closed the counter because white customers refused sit next to the Black students.

The group returned every day for nearly a month, until on Aug. 11, 1958, the owner finally said, “Serve them – I’m losing too much money.” Their peaceful and unrelenting protest was a huge victory for the abolishment of segregation in Kansas. Soon after the students were served in Wichita, Rexall stores across the nation followed suit and desegregated, first in Oklahoma City on Aug. 19, 1958, and then in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Feb. 1, 1960.

This display shows a part of that sit in.  It's called "Standing up, sitting in."

There's even a video.

I'm so proud of these young people who were able to desegregate restaurants and lunch counters in Kansas and Wichita specifically.

We'll visit this room next week.  It should interest all you mothers out there.

 Here are a few more church bulletin bloopers:

Diana and Don request your presents at their wedding.

Lent is that period for preparing for Holy Weed and Easter.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget all His benefits.

Hymn:  I am Thin, O Lord.

I am the resurrection and the life.  Whoever believes in me, even though he diets, yet shall be live.

Hymn:  I Need Three Every Hour.

My joke is easy and my burden is light.

Hymn of Response:  Crown Him With Many Cows.

Childcare provided with reservations.

Bring one dozen coolies wrapped for Christmas.

When parking on the north side of the church, please remember to park on an angel.

Jean will be leading a weight-management series Wednesday nights.  She’s used the program herself and has been growing like crazy!

The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success.  Special thanks are due to the minister’s daughter, who labored the whole evening at the piano, which as usual fell upon her.

22 members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening.  Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet, The Lord Knows Why.

A song fest was hell at the Methodist church Wednesday.

Today’s Sermon:  HOW MUCH CAN A MAN DRINK? with hymns from a full choir.

Hymn 43:  “Great God, what do I see here?”  Preacher:  The Rev. Horace Blodgett.  Hymn 47:  “Hark! an awful voice is sounding.”

The 2022 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

The pastor is on vacation.  Massages can be given to church secretary…

Now let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the lovely ladies who join her for Friday Smiles.  Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  Bleubeard would also like to thank you for parking on an angel.  We would love to have you join us, too. 

 

Friday Smiles 449: Back to the museum

 

It's Friday and I'm once again joining Friday Smiles which is hosted by Annie (at A Stitch in Time).   Let's visit her and the other wonderful ladies who also share their smiles each Friday.

Today we are returning to the Wichita-Sedgwick County History Museum.

I walked out of the only public room on the first floor (except gift shop and ticket desk) and saw this clock.

I walked up the stairs and looked back.  I knew I was going to be tired after I had climbed all four flights, but I was determined to do so.  For me, it's easier going up than down.

This is the stunning building we have visited today.  It hasn't changed much since 1890.

This is a beautiful piano that sits in the center of the second floor.  You can go in any of four directions from it.

I headed down one hallway where there was a display of lovely milk glass.  I have some of my grandmother's but I would never actively collect it.  I'm too klutzy and would break it.

Another thing I would never collect is a vase, especially one that ornate.  I would, however, love that pedestal, because I have two antique pedestals I'm very proud of.

Those of you who visit my blog quite often are familiar with Keeper of the Plains and this small one on display, along with a drawing of it.  There is also a write up about Blackbear Bosin, the sculptor who created it.

Bosin was an internationally recognized artist, muralist, and designer who was a Kiowa-Comanche.  Some of his work has been on display in Washington D.C.  The Keeper of the Plains is one of his most notable works.  The sculpture is 44 feet tall, made of steel, and weighs five tons. As noted in the article, it was donated to the city of Wichita by Bosin in 1974, and was installed to commemorate the United States Bicentennial.  Bosin died in 1980.

The statue stands at the confluence of the big and little Arkansas rivers. The Keeper of the Plains’ location is sacred, the place where the Wichita Indians settled after fleeing their Texas and Oklahoma homes as a result of European arrival. According to the article, many Native American tribes continue to gather at this site.  The article also shows some of Bosin's paintings.

Next up was this unique clock.

This Howard Clock has been in service since 1871 and has been in Wichita since 1884.

Next up was the large display case of children's toys from bygone eras.  I got a bit carried away with the photos I took of the contents in this case.

And of course, I had to get a ton of photos of the rolling horse and rider.  I would LOVE to take that home with me.

 

I didn't have time to look for Indian Hills puns, so I will share a few church and church newsletter bloopers:

We have received word of the sudden passing of Rev. Smith this morning during the worship service.  Now let’s sing “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.”

Glory of God to all and peas to his people on earth.

Next Friday we will be serving hot gods for lunch.

If you would like to make a donation, fill out a form, enclose a check and drip in the collection basket.

Applications are now being accepted for 2-year-old nursery workers.

Brother Lamar has gone on to be the Lord.

Karen’s beautiful solo: “It is Well with my Solo.”

If you choose to heave during the Postlude, please do so quietly.

We are grateful for the help of those who cleaned up the grounds around the church building and the rector.

The sign-up sheet for anyone wishing to be water baptized on the table in the foyer.

Newsletters are not being sent to absentees because of their weight.

Helpers are needed!  Please sign up on the information sheep.

Thank you, dead friends.

Now let's join Annie (at A Stitch in Time) and the lovely ladies who join her for Friday Smiles.  Thanks again for visiting and spending a bit of time with Bleubeard and me this Friday.  Bleubeard would also like to thank you, dead friends.  We would love to have you join us, too. 

This is also Day 26 of Art Every Day Month (AEDM) where I joined a link up party.