War Exhibit 1917

ID: 763 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve
This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace
War Exhibit 1917

The Cotton Palace's exhibit of French artillery, trench mines, and a battle damaged biplane brought the First World War home to a public accustomed to secondhand accounts of the violence. The primary purpose of this exhibit was to bolster support for the Allied war effort.

This file appears in: The Texas Cotton Palace

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