Posing for the camera
Bowling Green residents and their grandchildren from Oregon enjoy a chance to play dress up in the Photographers Studio in our Civil War exhibit. Besides learning more about the unique role Kentucky and Kentuckians played in this conflict, visitors this summer can uncover the past of the man behind the cake box, national food icon Duncan Hines, see early twentieth century photographs of a German immigrant community in South Central Kentucky, view some of the fabulous pieces of furniture from the KYLM decorative arts collection, and discover what makes Western Kentucky University so special.
Two GI Joe action figures, a WWII Pacific Marine™ and GI Joe Pearl Harbor Hickam Field Defender™ action figures recently “enlisted” in the KYLM Toy Collection. One of the iconic toys of the 20th century, GI Joe made his first appearance at the 1964 International Toy Fair in New York where he was presented as an action figure rather than a doll. Made with 21 moving parts, action figures representing all four branches of the service were introduced during the first year.
A unique combination fire alarm/indicator that most likely was used prior to 1907 in the fire house on State Street is now on display at the Bowling Green Fire Department Headquarters Building. Manufactured by Gaynor Electric Company of Louisville, KY, this alarm indicator was wired to call boxes throughout the city. Whenever someone used a box to call in a fire, this central alarm or indicator would ring in the Fire House and register the number of the box giving the firemen a location to respond to.