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return to: Wellsville Town & Village

or, Dyke Street Museum Open House

or, Forward to: Modelers Exhibit Photos

Donald Baldwin of Wellsville has many collections of historical and local interest.  The Open House Event in conjunction with Wellsville NY's Sesqui-centennial celebration year afforded a chance for this webmaster to photograph a few of the items displayed by Don.

The first indication of something special appears as you are driving uphill on the Smith Hollow Road approaching the museum..........you spot the roofline of the barn/museum and the oil signs.  You know you are coming to something special!

The hard work of Don and his family in creating this Museum of tools, engines, photos and oil-field related items as well as tools of timber days gone bye, is a well kept major secret of this area.

With his permission, I am publishing my photos of his open house of 9/22/2007.

all photos by Ron Taylor

DONALD BALDWIN MUSEUM

CLICK ON ANY SMALL IMAGE FOR AN ENLARGEMENT........

Visitors view the huge photo gallery of Don Baldwin in one of the engine rooms.

Don with one of engines

An early McEwen Bros. Engine made in Welsville ca 1900

Don covers his ears against a backfire from the old Clark engine.  This one was used near Genesee PA

Don with Clark engine which pumped water supply to Cabbottown near Genesee.

Bovaird & Seyfang engine; a hardworking common engine in the Bradford Oilfields

A B&S engine starting to run and perform it's bang-bang-bang!!  Don told me that this one came off the Ebenezer Lease in Allentown. 

Photos displayed in tool collection room.

1-Tool room

2-Tool room

Rare axe

More photos

One of many engine rooms

Another engine room

Here is where you find Don Sr.,

right beside the old Clark & Norton engine, produced in Wellsville, NY

 

forward to: Modelers Exhibit Photos

or,return to: Dyke Street Museum Open House