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War Stories: Commemorating the Centennial of World War I
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![War StoriesL Commemorating the Centennial of World War I A photograph of an American Red Cross Volunteer.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/WarStoriesCommemoratingTheCentennial_P14_WWI_Lunch_CMYK.jpeg.webp?itok=4_CXfQuI)
World War I had a dramatic impact on the nation and our Commonwealth. For Virginia, perhaps one of the most significant...
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What Lies Beneath: Examining Cranstone's Slave Auction, Virginia
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![What Lies Beneath: Examining Cranstone's Slave Auction, Virginia A painting titled "Slave Auction, Virginia" by Lefevre J. Cranstone.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/WhatLiesBeneath_SlaveAuction.1991.70_sm.jpeg.webp?itok=XLumnW0x)
The museum world is brimming with tales of curators sleuthing to discover intriguing stories that lay beneath the...
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Winslow Homer's Virginia
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On April 18, 2013, Elizabeth O'Leary delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Winslow Homer's Virginia."
When his paintings were exhibited in 1866...
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WWI Military Toys
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These figures, dressed in Red Cross uniforms and English Brodie helmets worn during the First World War, were created by...