Movie looks at Purcell’s early Harvey House
The Harvey House Restaurant in Purcell was a staple in the early train depot in the town.
The restaurant was one of many throughout the early days in the Wild West, and was famous for its food, its class atmosphere and the refined young ladies chosen to serve customers.
The restaurants were remembered in a 1946 movie based on the Samuel Hopkins Adams novel, “The Harvey House Girls.” The Purcell Public Library will show the movie at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Meeting Room of the library, 919 N. 9th St.
The movie presentation is part of the library’s celebration of the “Key Ingredients: America by Foods” exhibit, which the Smithsonian Institution is touring around Oklahoma, including a stop at the library that will run through March 3.
There will be popcorn and sodas provided for free for those who come for the movie, and registration is not required to attend.
“Key Ingredients: America by Food” is a Smithsonian Institution outreach program that is visiting six sites in Oklahoma this fall and in 2012. The exhibit is part of Museum on Main Street, a partnership of the Smithsonian and state humanities councils, including the Oklahoma Humanities Council, which helped bring the exhibit to Oklahoma.
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