- Sentimental Sunday: Edward A. McMurray, Jr., and his Grandmother, Lynette (Payne) McMurray
- Wordless Wednesday: Ed McMurray, Jr.
- Travel Tuesday: Edward A. McMurray, Jr., in South Dakota
- Those Places Thursday: South Dakota and Ed McMurray, Jr. at Summer Camp
- Sorting Saturday: South Dakota Campers
- Sentimental Sunday: Fishing with Dad and Grandpa McMurray at Cass Lake, Minnesota
McMurray Family (Click for Family Tree)
Exploring South Dakota with Edward A. McMurray, Jr., in the mid-1930s is an unexpected activity this year! His trips out west for Scouts (or just an organized camp) were fond memories throughout his life.
Ed did really enjoy the mountains, but they must have been quite surprising to a twelve year-old boy from Iowa. While Newton, Iowa, where he grew up, really has rolling hills covered in corn and now soybeans too, the 5,725 ft. elevation of Mt. Rushmore must have been mesmerizing.
South Dakota has other treasures too, carved by more natural forces than chisels and dynamite:
It is sad that we don’t know anything about how he got out there, if family was along for the ride, and whether or not he took these photos himself.
Notes, Sources, and References:
- Edward A. McMurray, Jr.’s Photo Album
- Scenic USA: South Dakota– http://www.scenicusa.net/010706.html
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