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May, 2001 Photo's Katy Trail State Park at Boonsville, Missouri May 27th and 28th, 2001 Katy Trail, Missouri's Trails to Rails project. Thanks to Dick & Sue (our RV friends in Palm Beach) we found out about it. We had a beautiful Memorial Day Weekend and took our bikes on the Katy Trail. The trail is 233 miles long and covers from St Charles to Clinton Of course we only did 17 miles of the trail. At first it was a little boring with the farm lands, but we later came across a lot of stuff. We started from Boonville (where we camped at) and rode our bikes to Franklin, New Franklin and Rocheport. It was a 13.5 mile trip one way. It was tough, but we were able to do it round trip 27 miles. The longest we bicycled ever. The farm lands were a little boring, but it was getting interesting. In New Franklin there were sights of old railroad cars abandon on the trail. The farm lands were still interesting. They were getting better looking as we rode. One of the many bridges crossing rivers and creeks. One of the views as we crossed the bridge. There were old abandon buildings along the way. US 40 passed over us on the trail and we crossed the Moniteau Creek. Birds were nested under the bridge. The bridge we rode on crossed over the creek. Moniteau Creek Dale catching up Getting tired after 10 miles. I wonder why? You can see the old glass insulators on the the old telephone poles. There were several Missouri conservation areas along the way. Funny thing was, It said welcome and had bob wire along the fence. Wildlife was along the way and we got to see Beaver, Rabbits and squirrels. The vultures started circling over head waiting for us to keel over. Dale was wearing a blouse her mother bought her at the Perry RV Rally. It says "Been there done that" and lets you mark the states where you visited. The trail started to get shady. Finally hit Rocheport. We found it was the best part of the trail. Rock formation leading to the tunnel The tunnel was built in 1893, and trail users today can pass through it. The tunnel is 243-foot-long stone-arched tunnel. You can see the smoke soot from the old locomotives that once passed through it. Dale and I took a nap after lunch at a nearby park and rested our legs for the trip back. We visited the Rocheport town and looked at the little shops. After 5 minutes we were done..... The Katy Trail at Rocheport had a bike rental shop and snack bar. We rested here for our trip back. We found out 5 more miles east on the trail was the best part. We decided to come back the next day to go the other 5 miles. The next day we drove our car with the bikes on the back to Rocheport and went from there. It was to long to do it again. The Missouri river runs along the trail one mile east of Rocheport and it was a great site. The trail was really shady and we could see why it was a favorite part of the trail people come to ride on. Dale up ahead. Met a lot of bikers along the way. The Lewis and Clark cave was one along the trail. This area was noted as they travel along the Missouri river. Dale looking at the cave from a distance. The Native American rock drawing pictographs were mentioned in the journals of Lewis and Clark on the trail The pictographs were in red The cave from a safe distance shows the water coming out of the cave. Then it became a water falls into the Missouri river. We met Mark, Natalie and Janice along the way at the Lewis and Clark Cave. Butterflies were flying around and landing on Natalie. Another side mountain structure made. Another view of the trail. We took a nice lunch break along the way and enjoyed the view of the Missouri River. Glore Psychiatric Museum St. Joseph, Missouri May 20, 2001 Glore Psychiatric Museum. There were four floors of displays. Showing various methods used on patients. The building is next to the children and adult Psychiatric treatment centers The various nails, bolts, and screws were removed from a female patient gastrointestinal tract in 1929 after being observed eating items. She became very ill. The 1,446 items were removed and she died in the operation. In the 17th Century the bath of suprise was used to shock the patient back from dilusion. Trap door dropped the patient in the tub of cold water The hollow wheel was used in the 18th Century as a means to make the patient go from his aberrant course to reality. The patient were left in there up to 38 hours or more. The Utica Crib was used in the 19th century as a was to lock down a violent patient.  The Swing was developed in the 19th Century and a patient was seated in the chair and strapped down. It was then spun 100 times a minute. It was found never to help a patient. Camisoles were sewn in the hospital and were made of heavy material and sewn stich after stich. Used to restrain patients. Examining room included xray equipment, eye chart,  and other various items. They were used up to 1965. Then the patients were sent to local hospitals. Hydrotherapy was used until 1963. The warm bath was suppose to calm the patient down. Medication today stopped this type of therapy. The Fever Cabinet was used for the treatment of syphilis. It was a cabinet lined with several high watt bulbs. The inside of the Fever cabinet. Before the cabinet was designed the patient was given malaria to induce a fever. Malaria was a cause of several deaths to the patients. In 1839 a rail worker was blasting to remove items out of the way. The 13 pound 30 inch rod impelled through the man's left cheek. It exited out the top of his head. The man got up and signed his time sheet to get paid and went to the hospital. It caused blindness in his left eye and changed his personality. Other then that he lived for 13 years. Electro-Convulsive therapy was used in the mid 1940's. It is still being used for sever depression patients in private facilities. The 1923 surgical table was used up to 1969 and now patients are transfered to local hospitals for surgery if needed. his dental chair was used in the hospital clinic up to 1980's. Now patients are sent out for dental work to local dentist. On the left are todays modern tranqulizers. The handmade clubs on the right were used on patients up to 1950's to quiet them. This marble table was used in the Clonic Irrigation room for enemas and other medical examination procedures. There was a flushing toilet located under the hole of the table. Some of the items made by patients. The cigarette packages were collected by a young patient for two years who believed if he collected 100,000 the cigarette companies would donate a wheelchair to the hospital. There was no contest of such nature. The television diary was about a patient observed sticking letters in the back slot of  a TV set. Close examination showed there were over 500 letters written by him. Some of the furnishings in the nurses rooms. The staff lived to far away from the hosptial and had to stay in rooms of the hospital. Some old time wheel chairs Some of the labs glass ware used The dish ware used in the hospital over the years. The kitchen equipment used in the hospital. This was the type of dining table used for patients. It was too heavy to tip over if tried. Also four can sit on one side and not tip it. A material cutter used in the sewing department. It can cut up to 75 layers of material at once. An identifcation stamping machine was used to stamp garments. This clothing after being cleaned was returned to the right hospital. This company used the patients as a means of therapy for them and to assemble items for them. Everything from wiring harnesses to display kits sent to businesses. This was a type of cage used for patients who had birds as pets. The fiberglass rocker on the left was used for along time in the hospital. Holes were drilled for incontient patients. The rocker on the right was made of metal and became used more often. he children hospital had nearly 60 beds and was a accredited school with a shop. Both of these cars were designed in the shop. The yellow rose was a Chevy Monte Carlo that was destroyed by a flood. The children fixed it up and received several awards. The hospital was self efficient for several years. The only product it need to be purchased outside was salt and this wagon was used. A past brain storage jar. This picture showed how many patients were in the yard during the year 1895 Patients out for a walk in the year 1899 The State Lunatic Asylum The grand staircase from the Asylum A photograph showing the grand staircase in the asylum This was a article about gas main workers hunting for the pipe. They joking asked a patient watching them if he knew where it was. He showed them by pointing to several places over the yard. It turned out he was there for 20 years and remembered where it was installed. The gift shop of the Museum. I thought it was kind of funny the brain container for $3.00 was empty. I asked them if it was a joke and found out it was rubber brain squeeze item and they ran out. You wonder after the viewing the museum on how many were crazy or became crazy after treatments they received over the past years. If a patient can remember 20 years ago where a gas main was buried and today we forget what we had for breakfast three days ago. Truman House, Museum, and Library Independence, Missouri May 19, 2001 Harry S. Truman House is located in Independence, Missouri. The house was built in 1867 and Truman moved in 1919. The house was willed to the National parks after Bess Truman died in October 1982. The house was left exactly as it was when Bess Truman died. The agreement is to not show the upstairs while (daughter) Margaret Truman  is still alive. The back porch of the house. The garage and driveway entrance. There was a old car in the garage and it looked like a Plymouth Fury. I wonder if it was the Truman's personal car. The backyard of the Truman house. You are not able to take pictures in the house. It was very interesting on how old the decor was in the house. Dale coming over to see the backyard. The Truman house is located at the corner of Delaware and Truman. All the street names have the Truman silhouette on them The Harry S. Truman library  is another interesting site. The Library/Museum has several other items of the Trumans in the museum. The inside entrance hall of the museum. The buck stops here was given to Truman in 1945 and it is unknown on how long is was in the Oval office. Truman's replica of his oval office is in the library. He wanted to be buried at the museum so he can walk to his office. Notice all the ash trays on the desk. Downstairs was a model of George Washington house in Mt. Vernon as it looked in 1799. It was down to the finest detail. Little paintings The dinner table was set with dishes that were hand painted with mouse whiskers. Linen area. The grave sites of Bess and Harry Truman at the Library. Bess Truman Grave stone Harry Truman Grave stone Hallmark Cards Visiting Center Kansas City, Missouri May 12, 2001 Hallmark Cards Visitor Center Through the years. This showed displayed what happened every 10 years to the country, while Hallmark grew. Starting from 1910 to 2000. The Presidents' Christmas cards through the years. The J.C. Hall Christmas tree collection. Shadow box / carousel tree Stained Glass Tree Angel Tree Wooden tree of love Santa Clause Tree This display showed the Hallmark Hall of Fame movies made through the years. Inspiration display was a small show from the designers, artist, and workers of Hallmark. It shows how they come up with making ideas of cards. This showed some of their creations This was a display on Die making for their cards, and puzzles. The item on the left is a die cut out for the puzzle on the right. A bow making machine. You were able to push a button and watch a little bow be made for you to keep. Machinery punching out cards, and embossing them with gold leaflets. A gift wrap machine with a print wheel showing how the patterns are printed on the paper. The actual print wheel for the gift wrap paper. This display gave you the opportunity of seeing a Hallmark card written in English and 11 other different languages. It also let you hear the language. Hallmark's Maxine cartoon character display The Keepsake ornament display Two peas in a pod The Crayola Crayon Cafe. Hallmark items are distributed worldwide and you were able to see some of the commercials they do in other countries. Pony Express, St. Joseph Missouri May 6, 2001 Pony Express in St Joseph, Missouri. This was where the pony express started to deliver mail in less then 10 days to California. The museum was very interesting The Risk Takers , explains how William Waddell, Alexander Majors, and William Russell made the Pony Express. Wax figures of the Risk Takers On Tuesday, April 3 1860 at 7:15 PM the first rider, Johnny Fry left the stables in St. Joseph, Missouri. The Pony Express just started. The following shows the geographic features the trail passed through. The rider was first crossed Missouri river by Steamboat. Through the hills, mountains, and dessert.  Ten to a dozen men were hire for $50 dollars a month to do the 2000 mile run. There were 160 relay stations in total, spread out every 10-15 miles for a rider to get a fresh horse. A new rider took over at 100 miles. It took a rider usually 10 to 12 hours to reach another rider at a home base. At the home station the rider would wait for mail from the opposite direction and then retrace his route back to his home station. Some of the home and relay stations were destroyed from Indians. In fear of them taking over their land. During 18 months of operation, almost 35,000 letters were carried by the Pony Express. The first year cost $5.00 per letter 1/2 ounce Relay station example. Relay stations had a stock tender and station keeper who lived there. Bunk beds to the left. Waiting for the opposite rider, Table and stools. Even had a fire place. Example of special designed saddle with lock mail pouches. The saddle was light weight and peeled off the rest of the saddle to switch horses quickly. This was called a mochila. Each pouch held 5 pounds of mail. The last year the letters price went down to $1.00. The railroad and telegraph then took over the mail delivery. Back to 2001 Photo Archives Back to Photo Main Page