New Exhibit! "Memories of World War II"
Date and Time
Saturday Jun 25, 2011 Sunday Aug 21, 2011
Opening Saturday, June 25, 2011, through Saturday, August 21, 2011. Exhibit opening reception: Saturday, June 25, 2011, 2-4 p.m.
Location
Bell County Museum
201 N. Main Street
Fees/Admission
free with refreshments
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Contact Information
Stephanie Turnham
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Description
The BELL COUNTY MUSEUM is proud to present "Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press," scheduled to open Saturday, June 25, 2011 and run through August 21, 2011.
As veterans of World War II converged on Washington for the dedication of a memorial to global victory six decades ago, their achievements and sacrifice were further recalled in an exhibit of photographs from the archives of The Associated Press. Memories of World War II opened May 24, 2004 to the public at Washington?s Union Station, a week before the National World War II Memorial was ceremonially christened on the Mall. The exhibition has since traveled to more than twenty museums throughout the United States.
The AP exhibit is a spectrum of 126 photos from all theaters of the war and the home front, ranging from AP photographer Joe Rosenthal?s classic Iwo Jima flag raising in 1945 to scores of pictures not seen in decades.
