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Annexation: Celebrating 150 Years Of Statehood
The annexation of Texas as the twenty-eighth member of the United States of America had a profound impact on world events and the course of democracy in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Photographs of historic documents, daguerreotypes, sketches, artifacts, and concise texts narrate the story of Texas as Mexican colony and Republic, its campaign to join the United States, the vote for annexation and the consequences of that vote. This exhibit invites audiences to become more familiar with one of the defining moments of Texas—and U.S.—history.
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Panel topics include:
- The Old 300
- Revolution
- Quest for statehood
- Lamar’s Presidency
- Sam Houston
- Texas as a nation
- US debates over Texas
- The Mexican viewpoint
- Slavery and Annexation
- The Mexican War
- Indians of Texas
- Land and Power
- Immigrants
- Domestic Life
Exhibit format
Choice of two different editions, a freestanding School Edition and a convertible Standard Edition.
Standard Edition: 24 panels containing 114 historic photographs and title poster. Panels are 30” wide x 42” high. May be presented in wall-hanging or freestanding format, using wooden poles to stand 78” high.
Shipping weight (4 fiber cases, 1 wooden leg crate): 550 lbs.
Wall space required: 60’ (running)
Floor space required: 10’ x 22’
School Edition: 12 panels (6 double-sided units) measuring 24" wide x 36" high. Panels attach to wooden legs to standing 68" high.
Shipping weight (2 fiber cases): 175 lbs.
Floor space required: 8' x 12'
Supplemental materials
- A brochure that features a lively narrative of the fight over annexation. 50 copies free with exhibit.
- A commemorative catalog publication for the original exhibition at Capitol Complex Visitors Center, Austin. 1 copy free with exhibit.
- A poster U.S. flag and Texas Annexation logo in full color. 5 copies free with exhibit.
Optional materials (available on request)
- VHS video
- Excerpt from Lone Star: A Television History–Statehood.
- Legacies of the Land: A Tale of Texas
- Lone Star: A Television History (8 parts)
- Seguin
- The Texas Experience
- The U.S.-Mexican War, 1846-1848 (4 parts)