Saturday, October 6, 2012

Bandits in the Desert!


Last week's post Travelling with Toddlers brought in a new story.

LuAnn Richardson and Gerry Ebert let us know what other troubles Irene McCullough spoke of travelling across the Utah, Nevada and California deserts in the 1920s.

BANDITS.

Yes, there were really bandits that roamed the highways in those days.

People would travel in caravans for protection...especially when camping out on the side of the road at night.

I guess the wild west lasted a little longer than the horses and wagons.

Here is another picture of those cute toddlers.

From left to right: Irene, Stan, Pauline, and Verne McCullough.