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ART EXHIBIT: “Your Country Calls: Art to Win World War I “
The Witte Museum -- Russell Hill Rogers Texas Art Gallery One hundred years ago, American artists answered the country call by creating a national narrative of compelling artwork. Millions of patriotic posters were printed to communicate to a mass audience...
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EXHIBIT: Johnson County Goes to War: At Home and Abroad During World War I
Johnson County Goes to War: At Home and Abroad During World War I Free Museum Exhibit through February 28, 2018. Tue-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4 at the Layland Museum. The largest exhibit at the Layland in years marks the centennial year of...
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EXHIBIT: Over Here, Over There: El Paso and El Pasoans during WWI
This July marks the one hundredth anniversary of the arrival of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe. To commemorate this event, the C.L. Sonnichsen Special Collections Department of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Library created an exhibit...
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FROM COWBOY TO DOUGHBOY — NORTH TEXAS IN WWI
From Cowboy to Doughboy -- North Texas in WWI: Mobilization for The Great War features exhibits, lectures, and a film series highlighting the role of North Texas in preparing for World War I. The exhibit and presentation spaces are presented in Fort...
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New Braunfels and War
Sophienburg Museum & Archives 401 W. Coll Street (Enter on Academy Ave.) New Braunfels, TX 78130
Find out more »TEXAS IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR EXHIBIT – INSTITUTE OF TEXAN CULTURES
Texas in the First World War April 6, 2017 - March 11, 2018 One hundred years ago, the United States entered the "War to End All Wars." This idealistic hope of the "Great War" leading to lasting world peace would...
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Poppies & Progress: WWI & Beyond 1917-1923
The war to end all wars sent shock-waves through the country causing lasting societal upheavals, many of which are reflected in Williamson County. Experience the stories of local war heroes, suffragettes, and crusaders for justice in this exhibit that explores...
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Texas and Collin County WWI Centennial Commemoration
The museum exhibit will provide an overview of World War I, with special focus on different aspects and outcomes encountered by the United States during their involvement in the Great War. Visitors will be provided an iPad with apps preloaded...
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