POLK COUNTY MUSEUM

Bolivar, Missouri

Auditorium

The Auditorium, located on the second floor of the Museum, is the largest room in the Museum and contains many interesting items. These include 1897 choir chairs, a pump organ, an 1800s mourners' bench, several Bibles dating from 1805, medical and optical instruments, including an iron lung, and even some stuffed wildlife.

View from stage of Auditorium, Polk County Museum.

Standing in the stage area, looking down into the auditorium.

Pump Organ, Auditorium, Polk County Museum.

The pump organ. To the right is the stage area.

Iron Lung, Auditorium, Polk County Museum.

The iron lung. It was used to help polio sufferers breathe.

Stuffed wildlife display, Auditorium, Polk County Museum.

Stuffed wildlife on display in the corner of the auditorium.

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