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TEXAS MUSEUMS
adults, 25c children under 12; children under
6 free; early Texas Navy exhibits; Battle-
ship Texas moored here.
UVALDE
Garner Memorial Museum-333 N. Park;
every day 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; donations; Gar-
ner family mementos, arrowheads, spear-
points.
WACO
Baylor University Texas History Collec-
tion-5th and Speight, on Baylor University
campus; Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-9:45 p.m.;
Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m.-noon;
free; Texas and Southwestern documents,
publications, furniture.
WASH I NGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS
Anson Jones Home, Blacksmith Shop-9a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 50c; restored home of last
President of Republic of Texas; shop is re-
stored to show setting for signing of Texas
Declaration of Independence.
WEST COLUMBIA
Varner-Hogg Home, Museum-Tuesday-Sat-
urday, 10 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; 50c adults, 25c children; furni-
ture, china, displays relating to Sam Hous-
ton, Zachary Taylor, Gov. James Stephen
Hogg.
WOODVILLE
Allan Shivers Library, Museum-302 N.
Charlton; Saturday, Sunday and holidays, 2-4
p.m.; 50c adults, 25c children; mementos of
Gov. Allan Shivers.
Art Museums
Below are given Texas art museums listed
In the "American Art Directory," 1964 edi-
tion, published by the American Federation
of Arts.
Austin-Elisabet Ney Museum, E. 44th
Street and Avenue H. Laguna Gloria Art Mu-
seum, 3809 W. 35th Street. University Art
Museum, University of Texas campus.
Beaumont-Beaumont Art Museum, 2675
Gulf St.
Canyon-Panhandle-Plains Historical Mu-
seum, 2401 Fourth Ave.
Corpus Christi-Corpus Christi Centennial
Museum, 902 Park Ave.
Dallas-Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Fair
Park.
El Paso-El Paso Museum of Art, 1211
Montana.
Fort Worth-Amon Carter Museum of West-
ern Art, 3501 Camp Bowle Blvd. Fort Worth
Art Center, 1309 Montgomery.
Houston-Contemporary Arts Assn. of Hous-
ton, 6945 Fannin. Museum of Fine Arts of
Houston, 1001 Bissonet.
Lubbock-Museum of Texas Technological
College.
Midland-Museum of the Southwest, 3203
W. Hall.
San Angelo-San Angelo Art Club, 119 W.
First St.
San Antonio-Marion Koogler McNay Art
Institute, 6000 N. New Braunfels. Witte Me-
morial Museum, Brackenridge Park (3801
Broadway).IN
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Austin's museums contain much Texana. Pictured are: Top, Old French Legation Mu-
seum; second from top, Jefferson Davis' picture and piano he gave his niece (candelabra on
piano belonged to Dick Dowling) in Texas Confederate Museum; and bottom, replica of 1839
Capitol in Daughters of the Republic of Texas Museum.S't
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