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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.

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Video of Museum available for download in mpeg form B-roll.mpg

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The Texas Revolution comes to life on the second floor exhibits.
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A Karankawa canoe and other Native American artifacts can be found on the first floor exhibits.
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The museum has three floors of exhibits, with more than 700 artifacts on display.
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The museum is home to Austin's only IMAX Theatre, featuring Texas: The Big Picture and other films.
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The history of ranching in Texas comes alive in the third floor exhibits.
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The rotunda features a colorful terrazzo design that gives visitors a glimpse of the story of Texas.
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A recreated cotton ship in the second floor exhibits introduces the history of the Civil War in Texas.
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The Texas Spirit Theater tells the story of Texas through incredible special effects.
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A giant 35-foot-tall bronze star greets visitors at the entrance to the museum.
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The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, Texas.
 

Special Exhibition
A Legacy of Quilts: The Briscoe Center's Joyce Gross Collection
November 21, 2009 to January 3, 2010

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Logo for the special exhibition A Legacy of Quilts: The Briscoe Center's Joyce Gross Collection
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Image courtesy the Joyce Gross Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Image courtesy the Joyce Gross Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Image courtesy the Joyce Gross Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Image courtesy the Joyce Gross Collection, The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Special Exhibition
Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island
Touring nationally
Currently on exhibition at Moody Gardens, Galveston Island

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Logo for the special exhibition Forgotten Gateway, Coming to America Through Galveston Island .
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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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Poster: Passenger Line from Hamburg to Galveston. Courtesy anonymous.
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Photo of Charlie Hoffman, Galveston Movement immigrant, in chaps. Courtesy David and Binnie Hoffman.
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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.
 

 

IMAX Films

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Poster for Under the Sea 3D. a Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Corporation presentation.
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An anemonefish. Under the Sea 3D.
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A Giant Cuttlefish engages in a dance of courtship with the hopes of finding a mate in his South Australian aquatic neighborhood of Whyalla during the filming of the IMAX® 3D film Under the Sea 3D. Photo copyright © 2008 Jeff Wildermuth used with permission by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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An Australian Sea Lion becomes enchanted when it sees its reflection for the first time in the lens of the giant IMAX® 3D camera for the filming of the IMAX 3D film Under the Sea 3D. Photo copyright © 2008 Michele Hall used with permission by Warner Bros. Entertainment
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A lionfish. Under the Sea 3D.
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An Australian Sea Lion takes a moment to pose for the IMAX® 3D camera in South Australia for the filming of the IMAX 3D film Under the Sea 3D. Photo copyright © 2008 Michele Hall used with permission by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.