My most unforgettable exhibit experience has to be the old wax museum near
Dallas.  They had wax figures of the principals of the Kennedy
assassination:  JFK, Jackie, Oswald, even John Connaly.  The Oswald figure
was particularly impressive.  They posed him holding a rifle with a very
sinister expression on his face.  None of them looked much like the people
they portrayed, either.  They also listed all sorts of comparisons between
Kennedy & Lincoln (both had Southern VP's named Johnson, Kennedy's
secretary was named Lincoln and Lincoln's was named Kennedy, elected in
1960 and 1860 respectively, etc.)  The whole thing was a hoot.  The museum
caught fire about 13 years ago, a particularly tragic event if your
holdings are primarily wax.  I cherish the postcard featuring the exhibit
that I bought as a souvenir.

Alan P Van Dyke
Conservation Liaison
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin

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