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War 150 HistoryMobile |
Profile of Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
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Dr. James Robertson and Sen. Charles Colgan
cut the ribbon
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HistoryMobile Tour Managers Rusty Nix and Noelle
Baker greet guests
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Visiting the Homefront section
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Journey to Freedom
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Visitors consider the legacies of the Civil
War
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Before the ribbon-cutting, July 21, 2011
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The final section of the HistoryMobile
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Interactives located outside the HistoryMobile
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The HistoryMobile travels throughout Virginia
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Members of the Commission and partners open
the HistoryMobile to the public
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A visitors interacts with a touchscreen "What
Would You Do?" scenario
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Driving down Memorial Avenue - Lincoln Memorial
and Washington Monument in background
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Entering the HistoryMobile
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A young visitor reads more about central role
of slavery to the Civil War
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The HistoryMobile is ready for visitors
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Youth groups from all over the country participate
in the exhibits
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The Journey to Freedom
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Tour Manager Rusty Nix starts a tour
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Homefront Interrupted
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A visitor reads letters written by an 8-year
old girl during the Civil War
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Hearing about the choices that soldiers, civilians,
and slaves made
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A soldier's last letter to his father is presented
in the Battlefront section
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HistoryMobile partners include the Virginia
Historical Society, Virginia Tourism, and the
Department of Motor Vehicles
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Visitors of all ages can experience the HistoryMobile
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Watching an introductory film, "The Whirlwind"
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Seeing how citizens 'made do' during the Civil
War
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The HistoryMobile visits Arlington National
Cemetery
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile |
Driving in Arlington
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Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile
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Two major sesquicentennial programs come together
when the HistoyMobile visits the VHS exhibit,
"An American Turning Point" |
Virginia Civil War 150 HistoryMobile at the State
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