Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday

Smokey Bear celebrates his 75th Birthday on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.

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Thu., Aug. 8, 2019

Ray Kresek has thousands of Smokey Bear items in his basement museum.

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Ray Kresek has thousands of Smokey Bear items in his basement museum.

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Ray Kresek hangs vintage Smokey Bear posters in his basement museum.

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Ray Kresek has thousands of Smokey Bear items in his basement museum, including pencils and pens.

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Ray Kresek has thousands of Smokey Bear items in his basement museum, including Smokey Bear children’s books.

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Every inch of wall space is covered with Smokey Bar in Ray Kresek’s basement museum

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Smokey Bear heads are some of the thousands of items in Ray Kresek basement museum.

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Ray Kresek has thousands of Smokey Bear items in his basement museum, including buttons, pins, lamps and flying discs.

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