People come out for the Silver City Museum festivities on the afternoon of the Fourth of July every year. Is it the shade in the courtyard? Or the music? Visiting with friends? Watching kids play games? Vying for a cake in the cake walk? Supporting the museum? Or the ice cream? This photographer thinks it's all of the above.
Photos by Mary Alice Murphy
July Fourth Ice Cream Social 2019
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Sister Rosie Farrell partakes of a root beer float.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Smokey and Raul Turrieta, the costume man
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Angelica Padilla sings for the crowd
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Phyllis and Joe selling tickets for ice cream and to support the Silver City Museum
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Roy Ayala, dressed up for the occasion.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Hoping to win a cake
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Logan Wendt tries his hand at bean bag tossing
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Emma McKinley paints designs on Tony Princehouse's serious face.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Tony's happy with the results
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Silver City Museum's Volunteer Coordinator Jo Lutz is caught off guard by the camera.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
The Cline family, Jamie Jubilee and Benji with their ice cream cones.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Museum Interim Director Bart Roselli talks to the crowd about museum activities and exhibits
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Julia Love sticks her face through the cutout for a photo op
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Tina Oldknow, Rubie and Gail Avignone at the info booth, encouraging participants to choose what they believe is best for the future of the museum.
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
Taking advantage of the shade in the museum courtyard and listening to music
July Fourth 2019 Ice Cream Social
And the band plays on.
