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Each image is available for members of the media as a 300dpi high resolution TIFF file. Captions are provided if needed. Please credit the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum unless where specifically noted below.
To save an images:
MAC: drag and drop the IMAGE NAME (not the thumbnail image) into a folder on your harddrive.
PC Internet Explorer: right click on the IMAGE NAME (not the thumbnail image) and select "Save Target As". Save to a folder on your harddrive.
PC Netscape: right click on the image name and select "Save Link As". Save to a folder on your harddrive.
Video of Museum available for download in mpeg form B-roll.mpg
| alamo.tif The Texas Revolution comes to life on the second floor exhibits. | |
| canoe.tif A Karankawa canoe and other Native American artifacts can be found on the first floor exhibits. | |
| exhibithall.tif The museum has three floors of exhibits, with more than 700 artifacts on display. | |
| imax.tif The museum is home to Austin's only IMAX Theatre, featuring Texas: The Big Picture and other films. | |
| longhorns.tif The history of ranching in Texas comes alive in the third floor exhibits. | |
| rotunda.tif The rotunda features a colorful terrazzo design that gives visitors a glimpse of the story of Texas. | |
| ship.tif A recreated cotton ship in the second floor exhibits introduces the history of the Civil War in Texas. | |
| spirit.tif The Texas Spirit Theater tells the story of Texas through incredible special effects. | |
| star.tif A giant 35-foot-tall bronze star greets visitors at the entrance to the museum. | |
| TSHM.tif The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas. | |
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| sabor_logo.tif Logo for the special exhibition American Sabor: Latinos in U.S. Popular Music. Organized by Experience Music Project. |
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| sabor_bajosexto.tif Bajo sexto, a 12-string guitar fused with a bass commonly used in Mexican music, formerly owned by Doug Sahm of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados. 2007.62.1 Courtesy of the Sahm Family. |
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| sabor_Havanacard.tif Havana Madrid club souvenir photographic print frame given to guests, circa 1950s. 2007.60.53 Courtesy of Johan Kugelberg. |
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| sabor_RitchieValens.tif Ritchie Valens (center) performing with saxophone player Walter Takaki and vocalist Walter Prendez on February 7, 1958, at Mary Immaculate Church in Pacoima, CA. 2007.85.1 Courtesy of photographer Gil Rocha. |
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| sabor_santana.tif José Santana (center, third from left), with his Mariachi band, including his son, Carlos Santana, (fourth from left), circa 1957. 2007.86.3 Courtesy of the Santana Family. |
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| arabia_camelcaravan.tif A Nabataean camel caravan moves through the desert along the ancient trade route in an historical re-enactment from Arabia 3D. |
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| arabia_coralshipwreck.tif A coral-crusted shipwreck lies in the shallow water of the Red Sea in Arabia 3D. |
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| arabia_HajjinMakkah.tif Hajis, pilgrims of the Hajj, gather on Mt. Ararat in a scene from Arabia 3D. |
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| arabia_mosqueatsunset.tif Sunset at the Mosque of Mohammed Ali in Cairo, Egypt - the mosque is a modern representation of classic Islamic architecture. A scene form Arabia 3D. |
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| arabia_mosqueinterior.tif The Alcazar, the royal palace of Seville, Spain, was built in the 14th century by Moorish craftsmen and incorporates Islamic architectural influences. A scene from Arabia3D. |
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| gateway_logo.tif Logo for the special exhibition Forgotten Gateway, Coming to America Through Galveston Island . |
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| gateway_jewishimmigrants.tif Group of Russian Jewish immigrants at North German Lloyd Wharf in Galveston 1907. UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures, 073-0938; Courtesy of Temple Bnai Israel. |
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| gateway_hamburg_poster.tif Poster: Passenger Line from Hamburg to Galveston. Courtesy anonymous. |
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| gateway_hoffman.tif Photo of Charlie Hoffman, Galveston Movement immigrant, in chaps. Courtesy David and Binnie Hoffman. |
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| gateway_bremen_postcard.tif Hand-colored postcard of emigrants arriving on trains to board the North Lloyd steamer at Bremen for the trip to Texas. Courtesy of David and Binnie Hoffman. |
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