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Thursday, December 19, 2019

Exploring SE California: The Cloud Museum in Bard






Eric & I visit the Cloud
Museum in Bard.






Admission is $5.00 per person.

We are warned that hazards
may exist & that we are
under surveillance.





Bard resident, Johnny Cloud, spent years amassing this collection of just about everything - Construction Equipment, Cars, Trucks, Bikes, Outboard Motors, Household Items......






An old Backhoe













The Model T Cars & Trucks
are up on blocks.



 The Museum Website boasts a collection of 125 Model Ts.






Just one part of the
collection






More sit near the Texaco






A small collection of
old Gas Pumps





This old Delivery Truck
has been converted
into an RV, with a
Propane Tank.











Model T Trucks in a line....





An old Firetruck






Wooden Wagon Wheels
& an old Fuel Truck











An old Road Grader




I remember Road Graders clearing snow from side streets in Colonie, New York in the 1970s.






An old Steam Roller








Until 1911 this type of Road Construction equipment was horse-drawn.











And some well preserved
Gas Pumps






This 1940s Packard Clipper
is a real find.





A collection of Baby Carriages
are suspended from the ceiling.












on display





Johnny collects early
20th Century home
furnishings.












A Kitchen with a collection
of Kitchenware




Many years ago a bed's
exposed.











Bard's old Post Office
Boxes have a home
at the Cloud Museum.






Bard is a good place to spend a day.  Visit the Cloud Museum, and indulge the love of Dates at nearby Imperial Date Gardens

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