Invasion Yanqui:
The U.S.-Mexican War,
1846 - 1848
In 1846 Mexico and the United States went to war over territory that covered a half-million square miles.
The outcome of this war determined the size, shape and wealth of the two nations, and it marked the beginning of a unique culture: Mexican-American!
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Exhibit
This exhibit uses paintings, lithographs, sketches, letters, diaries, sheet music, print documents, and artifacts from museums and libraries in both the United States and Mexico to narrate the story of the all-but-forgotten Mexican war.
Panel topics include:
- Victorious entry into Mexico City
- U.S. election of 1844
- First skirmishes
- Theater of operations
- The war in New Mexico, California, northern Mexico
- Santa Anna
- Generals and politics
- Changing opinions of the war
- Landing in Vera Cruz
- Battles in central Mexico
- Chapultepec and the capital
- Fruits of victory
Exhibit format
Exhibit is available in two editions, with Spanish and English texts. School Edition: has 20 panels (10 double-sided units), featuring approximately 70 images and 1 poster behind plexiglas.
Panels measure 24” wide x 36” long and attach to wooden poles to stand 18’ long, 68” high. Freestanding only.
Floor space required: 18’ x 5’
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Neches Journeys:
Land, River,
and People
"Most rivers are 'people rivers,' in that their waters and the attributes of their shores have helped to shape human beings from primitive times on down, forming the ways in which those human beings have lived and labored and regarded the world." - John Graves from his chapter on the Neches in Texas Rivers. Hunters, trappers, fishermen, loggers, outlaws, and bootleggers have all called the Neches Basin home.
The Neches River was an important 19th-century transportation route, and the surrounding pine and hardwood forests have long been the epicenter of the Texas lumber industry.
Deep in the heart of the East Texas "Piney Woods," the river has become a popular recreational area, and towns like Diboll and Lufkin, which owe their existence to the lumber industry and accompanying railroad construction, have grown into vital economic and cultural centers.
Exhibit
"Neches Journeys: Land, River, and People," created in collaboration with The History Center in Diboll, features
- information about the river,
- the flora and fauna, and
- the people and communities of the area in order to
- convey the rich history and culture of the Neches River Basin.
This sixteen-panel exhibit draws on Richard Donovan's 2006 book Paddling the Wild Neches, which documents the author's solo canoe trip down the 235-mile stretch of river between Lake Palestine and B. A. Steinhagen Lake and includes historical images, contemporary photography, and archival materials from The History Center and other collections.
Exhibit format
Exhibit has 16 double-sided panels attached to support poles, freestanding only.
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