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Sapulpa Showcase (October 2020)

10/2/2020

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Artifact(s) of the Month:
  1. 'Daisy Mona Lisa' (1950) by Richard "Dick" Ruhl,
  2. 'Donald Duck Sketch' (1960) by Richard "Dick" Ruhl.

James Richard “Dick” Ruhl was born in Sapulpa in 1926. He want to Sapulpa High School, and graduated at age of 16 in 1943. He moved to Los Angeles after graduation, where he became an animator for Walt Disney Studios. He drew characters such as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse during Disney’s famed “Golden Age” and retired in 1960.
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    Sapulpa Historical Society has new blog series to be posted every Friday.
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    The new blog series, "Then and Now,"  has 4 segments to teach Creek County history.

    First Friday's segment: 'Sapulpa Showcase' shares an artifact-of-the-month in the museum.

    Second Friday's segment: 'Historical Highlight' tells a little tidbit about the town's history.

    Third Friday's segment: 'Society Sights' shows a then-and-now image of a local business.

    Fourth Friday's segment: 'Museum Moments' features life in the museum world.

    Catch Sapulpa’s new blog series “Then and Now” every Friday right here !

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  • About Us
    • History of Sapulpa
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    • Filling Station Museum
    • Sapulpa Interurban Trolley
  • Midtown Mini Storage
  • Then and Now