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"Something tells me they know what's coming...and that I probably shouldn't be here..."🦃🍗🦴

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What are your weekend plans? 🚲 ⁣
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📷: A young girl on a bicycle, ca. 1955. Object ID: 1994.016.179⁣
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⁣📷: 3 images of Warden Patterson’s bone painting, 1969. Object ID: 1994.035.4864, .4870, .4871⁣
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#rgrmhc #painting #hobby #art

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Wayne K. Patterson was the warden of Colorado State Penitentiary (now Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility) from 1965-1972. In his free time he had a unique hobby: bone painting.

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He would hunt in the mountains for old animal bones, preserve and white-wash them, then use acrylic paints to create characters. His bone paintings first caught the eye of the public during the Colorado State Penitentiary Art Show in 1968. 🎨 ⁣

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📷 1: Exterior of Gibson Lumber Company at 1028 Main St., ca. 1947. Object ID: 1994.035.465⁣
📷 2: Interior of Gibson Lumber Company at 1028 Main St., ca. 1947. Object ID: 1994.035.466⁣
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Gibson Lumber Company originally opened by D. E. Gibson in Cañon City in the late 1800s. It was sold in 1947 and again 1949 but the Gibson name was kept until around 1952. The last location of the company was 1028 Main Street.

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⁣🗺: Proposed route of the Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company, July 6, 1906. Object ID: 2017.080.030⁣
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The Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company began working towards an electric railway to the top of the Royal Gorge in 1906. A brochure regarding the railroad and stock certificates were printed and construction was begun. Unfortunately, the railroad was never finished. ⁣

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📄: Unissued stock certificate for the Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company, ca. 1906. Object ID: 1987.054.003a⁣
📷: Proposed site of the Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad Company, ca. 1906. Object ID: 1987.054.001

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What are you growing in your garden this year? 🌱 ⁣
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📷: An unidentified girl stands in a garden in South Cañon, ca. 1910. Object ID: 2019.012.086⁣
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#rgrmhc #NationalGardenMonth #garden

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Everyone ready for the Easter Bunny? 🐇⁣
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📷: An unidentified young girl standing in a bed of flowers with rabbit decorations, ca. 1933. Object ID: 1994.016.217⁣
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📖: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 8th edition, 1811. Object ID: 1969.035.001 ⁣
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#rgrmhc #PaperDolls #book #ChildrensBook #InternationalChildrensBookDay

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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘺 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 was a storybook originally published in London in 1810. It came with seven costumes in which to dress Fanny while following the story.

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The story was designed to teach children virtue. Fanny disobeys her mother and is overtaken by ill fortune and goes through a series of trials before finding her way home, no longer “idle, proud, or vain.” ⁣

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📄: Notice to report for work, sent to Howard Cox, April 1, 1937. Object ID: 1997.078.020⁣
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The Works Progress Administration was a work relief program that employed job-seekers to carry out public works projects. This report to work notice was issued to Howard Cox, who was sent to work on projects for the NPS at Kenwood. He was scheduled to start in April 1, 1937. ⁣

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Who’s ready to roll into a new month? Hop in! ⁣
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📷: Dorothy Scott sits in a “Steger Coaster”, ca. 1945. Object ID: 2018.057.039a⁣
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📄: Calling card for Dr. Mary Phelps, year unknown. Object ID: 1991.052.030⁣
📰 1: Cañon City Record, April 23, 1908.⁣
📰 2: Cañon City Record, July 24, 1902.⁣
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Dr. Mary Phelps was practicing medicine in Cañon City by 1897. She served as the city health officer in 1908 and was part of the practice of Dr. R. E. Naylor. She moved to Newburgh, Indiana in 1910, passing away in 1924. ⁣