Park office building under construction. Located at west end of bridge at confluence of Pine Creek and the river. Building was dismantled when new Visitor Center was completed around 1960. It was used as the park museum for most of its existence
Bishop's Store House, 153 East Center Street. This well kept building has served several purposes. It was the tithinig office and store house for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It was also used for classes and as the Seminary...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Swasey, Eva
Eva and Royal Swasey are standing in their yard with some grandchildren and animals that Royal has carved and made using items at hand. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Horse Tack; Antiques
Inside Royal Swaseys Museum, looking at his tack collection. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques
Royal Swasey is in his "Milk Barn Museum" showing some of his antiques and telling about the ways of the past. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques
Royal Swasey pointing out items in his Museum. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques
Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. Birds he has carved can be seen on the shelves, cow bells hanging from the rafters, a lantern glowing,...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques
Old bottles and an old stove in Royal Swasey's museum. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Swasey, Royal; Swasey, Eva
Royal Swasey is standing with his wife Eva and some of the unusual items he would make. He began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures out of wood and scraps of...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Swasey, Royal; Antiques
Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and many school classes toured his museum and...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques; Swasey, Royal; Washing Machine
Royal Swasey showing an old washing machine. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques; Swasey, Royal
Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and many school classes toured his museum and...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Milk Barn Museum; Antiques; Swasey, Royal
Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures. He opened a little museum in what had been his Milk Barn and many school classes toured his museum and...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Antiques; Swasey, Royal; Milk Barn Museum
It is no secret that the Swaseys made and bottled moonshine. Here are shown a couple of capping devices when bottling. Royal Swasey began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk...
Emery County (Utah); Swasey Family; Antiques; Milk Barn Museum; Swasey, Royal
Royal Swasey fought in World War II. The Nazi flag is likely a souvenir from that war. Royal began collecting old items to preserve the old ways of life. He also had a hobby of making animals and other folk art sculptures out of wood, antlers,...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Oil Drilling; Window Blind Peak
Drilling for oil began in the late 1800s. This photograph shows an oil operation drilling at the bottom of the Window Blind Peak near the San Rafael River. From the geologic structure of the San Rafael Swell, experts believed they would discover...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Dinosaurs; Allosaurus; Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry; Museum of the San Rafael
This allosaurus skull is on display at the Museum of the San Rafael in Castle Dale. The nearby Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry is one of the greatest dinosaur fossil sources in the world. However it is still a puzzle how they got there. It appears...