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WALTER'S INTERNATIONAL WAX MUSEUM |
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WALTER'S INTERNATIONAL WAX MUSEUM |
Nearly 250 authentically dressed lifelike figures, ranging from Lady Godiva on her horse to five U.S. Presidents, make up the largest collection of full-sized wax statues in the United States. The figures, grouped in 48 tableaux valued at two million dollars, are taken from art, history, mythology, movies and television. The largest scene is a 20-by-30-foot copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper”. Other groups include the Declaration of Independence, “My Fair Lady” and the Court of Louis XV.
| The Wax Museum was housed in a rather bland building, which looked out of place compared to the other fanciful pavilions of the Fair. (CD24 Set 129 #6) |
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| Inside the building guests were treated to scenes like this one from television's "Dr. Kildare". (CD8 Set 37 #18) |
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| With the huge success of The
Beatles a display of their figures was added to the show. For some reason
the figure of what appears to be Paul was posed as if he was playing the
guitar, but the instrument was placed on the drum set, making it look like
he was doing the Twist. John Lennon and Ed Sullivan were also part of the
display but didn't make it into the picture. (CD8
Set 37 #4)
After the Fair ended it was announced that the museum would be moving to California, but the plans evidently fell through. It is believed that the collection was broken up at that point and the figures dispersed to new owners. |
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Dedication
booklet from October 1, 1963 |
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