She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: The Cavalry in the West
A Temporary Exhibit April 12-August 17, 2008
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: The Cavalry in the West
A Temporary Exhibit April 12-August 17, 2008
First, we must thank the generous sponsors who helped make this possible!
Acknowledgements: Hays and Lia Otoupalik- for use of many items from their world renowned collection of military artifacts, and for sharing their encyclopedic knowledge of all things military. Fort Douglas Museum staff and volunteers who helped collect the artifacts, transport them, prepare them for exhibit, construct the display cases, and provided additional artifacts to round out the exhibit. Other benefactors for financial support making it possible to present these important artifacts to preserve some of the military history of the American West and tell its story to the public. The Fort Douglas Museum Foundation for their continued support of this project while in the midst of a major expansion of the Museum buildings. The Utah National Guard, and the Utah Legislature for their continued support of the Museum. |
Opening Day Events
Curator Ephraim Dickson leads the first group to tour the exhibit on opening day! He is explaining that this exciting new exhibit features many exceptional artifacts from the collection of noted historian and collector, Hayes Otoupalik, of Missoula, MT, never before available for public viewing.
Items from several other private collections and the Fort Douglas Museum study collection also help visitors understand and enjoy this interesting historical period.
And real mounted cavalry troopers arrived on horseback!
Army of the West reenactors on the Parade Ground for the April 12, 2008 grand opening of the Cavalry exhibit.
Arriving to drill on the parade grounds.
With sabre drill...
And Pistol drill...
And tactical drills
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