Everyone loves Dumbo! Elephants are one of my favorites, too. Of course there was no way to sit on him, but that's probably a good thing.
Here are Grandmaster Flash's turntable and Fab Five Freddy's boombox. These are symbolic of the birth of hip-hop. Grandmaster Flash is credited as the first person to use a turntable as a musical instrument. I didn't know that he was from Barbados.
This character needs no introduction! I think we all wish that we had a door so readily available to slam when we don't want to be around other people anymore!
A smorgasbord of presidential street signs. I would have liked for them to specify which Roosevelt was being honored...
...because I know which one I would prefer! Theodore Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents. It has become fashionable to call him a socialist. I don't think much of those comments.
The Declaration of Independence. The real one at the National Archives is a bit more faded, but this one is easier to read!
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day. It would seem appropriate that I post this! This is a huge reproduction of the front page of the Stars and Stripes, the newspaper serving the armed forces, on the "unofficial" V-E Day.
An old Army Jeep... hanging from the ceiling!
Here is a Huey helicopter. It was impossible to get the rotors; they hung out over the other exhibits by quite a bit. This is a representation of the soldiers in Vietnam.
This is twisted metal from the 70th floor of the World Trade Center. I'm not sure which tower. Needless to say, this entire exhibit was fascinating in a somber sort of way.
Our nation's highest military honor. It had its own small exhibit. In the Pentagon, they have a whole corridor devoted to Douglas MacArthur, who was part of the only father/son team to win the Medal of Honor. They have the actual medal on display.
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