2010 Riverside Ave. P.O. Box 461 Paso Robles, CA 93447 Open Thurs. - Sun. 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. 805 239-4556

A walk through the door of the Pioneer Museum is a walk into the by-gone days of the Paso Robles area. Some of the many displays are showcased here.         The area's Western  heritage is evident in the cowboy  display where a cowboy appears  ready to mount his horse and  round up some cattle.           A special handcrafted saddle by  Edward Bohlin is on loan from the  Dick Woodland family.             The chuck wagon provided food for cowboys at round-up time. This display, celebrating the history of cattle ranching, was provided by the San Luis Obispo County CattleWomen.     Famous pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski used the healing powers of the mineral and mud baths of Paso Robles when his rheumatism became debilitating during the early 1900s. His bed and other memorabilia are on display.       A small print shop shows old-fashioned hand-set type used long before computers came into use. Each letter had to be individually picked up, placed on a special "job stick," used for printing and then returned to its own slot in a tray of type so it would be ready to be used again.       The invention of the Linotype machine made it much easier to produce type because it mechanically created a line of type that was used for printing. The lines of type (either hand-set or from the Linotype machine) were printed on presses like the one on display.     CLICK HERE FOR NEXT PAGE PLEASE

         

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