Our Tuesday afternoon outing began in the plaza next to the museum
entrance.
We had a great turnout.
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The Autry
National Center is an appropriate place for a Mass Comm 101 field
trip. It compares the media version of the American West with the
actual West.
Our Tuesday afternoon outing began in the plaza next to the museum
entrance. We had a great turnout. |
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The Autry does a good job of presenting both the
actual American West and the entertainment version of the American
West. These MC101s are touring a gallery that features 19th the American
West in the movies.
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This exhibit sought to depict saloon life s it actually
was versus how it is portrayed in the movies. These MC101s are in front
of an actual 19th Century bar called the Los Angeles Bar.
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These MC101s found a quiet corner of the
museum to sort through their field trip assignment notes. |
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More note-takin... |
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The American West was a more diverse place than was typically depicted in classic Western entertainment. This dragon was part of an exhibit on the Chinese community in Los Angeles. |
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The Wild West featured more than its share of marginal characters. These latter-day desperados made their way into the jail exhibit on the museum's lower level. |
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Soon it was time to saddle up and mosey on out
of the Autry Museum. |