Wednesday, July 28, 2010

VTT - Roy Rogers Museum & Merchandise



The postcard above is a view of the Roy Rogers Museum when it was in California. The postcard was postmarked in1971. This museum was on Highway 18 near the Apple Valley Inn. A larger museum was built in 1976 in Victorville. The museum had mementos and exhibits illustrating the life stories of Dale Evans and Roy Rogers. It moved to Branson, Missouri in 2003 and closed in 2009.

The Roy Rogers museum was in the news recently when its contents were sold in an auction. The most famous exhibit was Roy's palomino horse Trigger that was stuffed and mounted rearing up on his hind legs. Other items included Roy's saddle, dog Bullet, 1963 Pontiac Bonneville, and the Nellybelle jeep.

Below is a flyer with a picture of Roy Rogers and Trigger on one side and an ad for Roy Rogers merchandise on the other side. It says to listen to the Roy Rogers Radio Show. The Roy Rogers Show moved from radio to television in 1951.





The magazine ad below is dated December 1958. According to the ad, Sears had corralled America's largest selection of Roy Rogers gifts for girls and boys. I don't know what magazine this ad is from. On the other side of this ad there is an ad for Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce. Apparently the magazine had another Roy Rogers ad on the preceding page.




I'm participating in Vintage Thingie Thursday

20 comments:

  1. The poster is very well done and thanks for sharing it. happy vtt♥olive

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  2. I love your posting. Golly, who wasn't a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan?? Sad the mementos were auctioned off however I believe it might have been seriously damaged in the flood that hit Branson not long ago. (Think I'm right about this.)
    Thanks for visiting my blog. How bizarre that you found a postcard about Carlsbad recently. Interesting stuff!
    Take care.
    Karen
    Ladybug Creek

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  3. Thanks for sharing a little bit of these two great peoples lives. It was kinda sad when I read they were auctioning off their things.

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  4. I always wanted a cap gun when I was little, so I could be a cowgirl and shoot the neighborhood boys. My dad wouldn't have it. Only dolls for me. So I always had to be the Indian squaw and fall over dead. Boohoo. But, lucky me. I had a son, and guess what I bought so we could play together? Cap Guns! Thanks for the memories.

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  5. Thanks for the memories! I have a few Vintage Roy Rogers items. I will share one Vintage Thurdsay. I was so sad when the closed the Musum down in Branson. We were planning a trip just to go see it and then boom they closed it. Hanging own to the memories. Blessings, Vicky

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  6. I am sure the auctioned items went to others who will appreciate them although it is a pity everyone will not get the chance to see them. Thanks for sharing the other memorabilia.

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  7. Sad post...I had no idea the Roy Rogers Museum had closed...guess kids today don't know who he is.

    Terrific signed poster and I just love the Sears ad!!

    Happy Trails to You until we meet again (next Thursday!)

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  8. That was one of my favorite show when I was little. So sad the museum had to close. Kids today are just not into the western things the way I was when I was little.

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  9. I was shocked when I heard the museum was closed. If I was in the area it's something I would have gone to, but maybe I'm in the minority. That is a great ad. Love the little boy in it.

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  10. Love Trigger!! You must know that I am crazy about any vintage cowboy/cowgirl items!!

    Love,
    Susan and Bentley
    xxoo

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  11. Thankd for sharing that part of TV history. Happy VTT!

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  13. Happy trails to you :-) Such sweet memories. Thanks for sharing about Roy and Dale.

    Jocelyn
    http://justalittlesouthernhospitality.blogspot.com

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  14. Great post, we just saw a show on cable the other night about Roy Rogers and his horse, he was definitely an icon. Kids today, have no clue who is is for the most part I would guess. Have a great VTT!

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  15. Wow I didn't realize the RR Museum had closed. I guess all things fade. The Trigger thing is kind of morbid to me.

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  16. Neat...my husband and I enjoyed looking at your post--thank you ;) That's sad that the museum has closed---my kids would have loved to see it. We have a couple of Roy Rogers movies and they love to watch them.

    Have a happy VTT!

    Sarah

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  17. I still love to watch Roy and Dale when I can catch them on TCM or find a DVD. Thanks for sharing.

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  18. I found this great information on the auction.

    http://www.christies.com/Features/2010-june-like-father-like-son-845-1.aspx

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  19. I live in Victorville, and actually I think this is a photo of the inn when it was still in Apple Valley, if it's postmarked 1971. It didn't move to Victorville until later. I didn't live here then, but my uncle did, and I visited it in Apple Valley back when I was a child. I visited the one in Victorville several times too. The building in Apple Valley is still there, it's a bowling alley now. They later one, in Victorville, was torn down when the museum moved to Branson.
    I love visiting you blog.
    Blessings,
    Marcia

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