In 1,600 sf, we tell the story of farming in the Winter Garden Region of Texas - from the critical resource of water to how the area marketed its farmland. Layered graphics, quotes, artifacts, interactives and an antique slot machine are all used to convey the story to the visitor.
Location: Weisman Museum of Southwest Texas; Uvalde, TX
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Exhibit entry.
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Farming is a gamble – an antique nickel slot machine with wheels printed with crop disasters emphasizes the point.
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Gallery view.
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1/16 scale tractors match those in photographs to show size changes over time. Discovery drawers at left have antique hand tools.
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Research Lab with magnifying video microscope.
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Pictured crops light up when the season of harvest is selected. It shows some harvested in two seasons.