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The collection has been dubbed the most comprehensive collection in
the area. There are over 15,000 items on display and about that
many more in storage.
The Lumber industry, which dominated the County for about 50 years, is
well represented with rare tools and photos. The dynamite,
iron smelting, tanning and other industries are similarly represented.
There are also many farm implements and farm related photos on
display.
There is a large military collection, with extensive photos and
militaria from the Civil War (include rare photos of the PA Bucktail
Regiment), WWI, WWII, the Korean War and Viet Nam Conflict. There is
also a section about the local C.C.C. Camps.
Throughout the Museum are hundreds of every day items from ages ago;
toys; dolls; tools; a general store and post office; cameras, a
working 1896 Regina Music Box; mounted trophy bucks and other animals
and birds; medical and mortician tools; one-of-a-kind wood carvings,
paintings, human hair quilling; women's period clothing and
accessories, school items and so much more!
Our Famous
Sons...Tom Mix was born in Cameron County, in Mix Run, a few miles
from the Little Museum. Our museum has on display artifacts used
by Tom and his family and
has an extensive collection of 8x10 Hollywood glossies from his moving
pictures studio. General Joseph T. McNarney, USAAF, was a native of
Emporium who became a four-star general in the United States Army Air
Force, holding a top post during World War II. The museum
addition was to house memorabilia of this famous local and
appropriately named The McNarney Room. This collection contains rare
medals, side arms, uniforms, decorations, citations and more. Jack
Dorval was a prize fighter, contemporary of Jack Dempsey, when Jack
Sharkey was heavyweight boxing champion. He started a training
camp up Gardeau. His life ended at the peak of his career by an
airplane crash in Elk County. The museum has various memorabilia
of this fighter.
On the site
is a restored Coke Oven that was rebuilt in 1976 by local students and
teachers. It represents an extensive Coal and Coke operation that was
started in 1886. The operation supplied Coke for the Iron Works
that was located in Emporium.
Please afford yourself enough time to see the entire
collection. You wouldn't want to miss any of it!
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