The Powell County
Museum and Arts Foundation operates The Old Prison Museum Complex.
Our museums include the Old
Prison Museum, our historial 1871 territorial prison,
Montana Auto Museum,
Yesterday's Playthings, a doll and toy museum, Frontier
Montana, a cowboy collectible and saloon museum, and the Powell
County Museum, a local history museum. The Old Prison Museum Complex
operates without state or federal funding. Sources of funding include gate
receipts and fundraisers such as our Annual
Classic Car Raffle, our Ebay store and auctions such as this, as well as purchases from our NEW
ONLINE GIFTSHOP. Your participation
helps preserve a slice of Montana history and wonderful old cars. Please feel
free to visit our website at Powell
County Museum And Arts Foundation and enjoy a bit of Montana's history!
The Old Prison Gift Shop is located in Montana's historical 1871 Territorial
Prison. Yesterdays Plaything's and Frontier Montana/Desert John's Saloon also
feature gift shops offering a unique gift selection. Our eBay store features
items from each of our gift shops, offering you a diversified online shopping
experience. Click on the photos below to visit our NEW ONLINE GIFTSHOP
Our
2008 Annual Classic Car Raffle
The Montana
Auto Museum sponsors an annual classic car raffle and all proceeds go to support
the Montana Auto Museum and the Old Prison Museum Complex. We operate without
state or federal funding and sincerely appreciate the support that is shown
by purchasing tax-deductible raffle tickets. This year's classic car is a
beauty and is getting rave review's amongst our visitor's.
1955 Thunderbird Roadster
“Original Bird in Red”
. Porthole Hard Top
· 292 Thunderbird V-8
· 3-Speed Manual
· The "First Bird" in Torch Red
· 80-Spoke Custom Wire Wheels
· Convertible with Soft Top
For more information on
this car or to purchase raffle tickets click
here!
Orlando
"Ollie" Kickinlooper came to Montana State Prison in the spring
of 1937 from Eaglesclaw, Montana. He was sentenced to 180 days upon his conviction
by a 12-woman jury for defacing cattle cars at a side-track near Ninepoints,
Montana.
Ollie, even though his sentence has long expired, refuses to leave MSP as
he is most satisfied with his present accomodations, especially his favorite...spinach
soup! He continues to wear traditional prison garb of the early 1900's.
Ollie has become a favorite of visiting school tours and occasionally tours
of senior citizens. Children rush to sit on his lap, put his arms around their
shoulders, or just sit by his side for a photograph or two! Ollie is forever
accommodating, and attracts young and old alike with his pleasant smile and
sparkling blue eyes.
Ollie loves to greet visitors from outside the walls. This is his 25th year
as the official greeter for the Powell County Museum & Arts Foundation.
Ollie has signed an exclusive contract with the Old Prison Gift Shop Of Montana
to be our hunky male model. Watch for Ollie in our auctions and coming soon
will be "The Adventure's Of Ollie", where our hunky male model keeps
us on the run.
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Ollie Hiding
Behind The Raffle Car
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Ollie Attempting
To Take Off In The TBird
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Ollie Driving
Off On Our Motorized Scooter
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Ollie Taking
His Afternoon Nap
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Thank You, Lyle Gillette,
for researching the historical information on Ollie!
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2008 Powell County Museum And Arts Foundation
