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Post by martinvasquez on May 2, 2010 20:37:44 GMT -5
I do not know if anyone has visited Chapultepec castle in Mexico city recently but I just visited online the Museo Nacional de Historia located inside the castle and to my surprise they now have a virtual tour of the museum where I did see the New Orleans Greys flag displayed prominently in a glass case. Below you will find a link and once you let the page load up scroll down the left side and click on Nacion Nuevo V. This room is where you will find the Greys flag sitting above a Cuatla Dragoons cavalry flag. Not sure how bad the flag was, but appears to be in decent shape, interested in others opinion? A couple of other noteworthy things I saw in the museum was a Santa Anna wooden leg with boot(I beleive there are two in the US if I am not mstaken). The Battle of Tampico painting also seems to be on a wall in the museum, it was suppose to be lost along with the Greys flag? Very beautiful place for a museum, I cant wait to visit! Hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. paseos.cultura-inah.gob.mx/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=41Martin Vasquez Primer Batallon de Mexico
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Post by marklemon on May 2, 2010 23:53:24 GMT -5
Hey Martin, If you look closely, the flag is in about a thousand pieces, which have been collected and laid on top of a similar-colored backing. If you compare it to the photos of the flag before it was allowed to crumble and deteriorate, and look at it today, you can see that in the "restoration" several of the letters are not aligned correctly. But I guess we should be glad that any of it is left at all. Mark
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Post by billchemerka on May 3, 2010 6:26:52 GMT -5
No doubt excessive ultraviolet light has played a role in the deterioration of the flag over the years. The museum's collection is displayed with a sense of style, but the proximity of some of the items near sun-drenched windows (particularly the New Orleans Greys flag) makes little sense.
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Post by Kevin Young on May 3, 2010 10:12:39 GMT -5
No doubt excessive ultraviolet light has played a role in the deterioration of the flag over the years. The museum's collection is displayed with a sense of style, but the proximity of some of the items near sun-drenched windows (particularly the New Orleans Greys flag) makes little sense. Excellent observation.
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Post by martinvasquez on May 3, 2010 15:11:03 GMT -5
Great observations Mark and Bill! I too was impressed with the layout of the artifacts but it didnt hit me about the sunlight in the room. I guess the windows opened up made it seem so inviting. I looked at the flag and wondered what was done to touch it up, thanks for the insight! Martin
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Post by Kevin Young on May 3, 2010 19:19:54 GMT -5
By the way Martin, thanks for sharing. It was fun to look around. I wonder where the Galveston Invincibles Flag went?
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Post by g2smythson on May 3, 2010 22:12:47 GMT -5
Amazing - Thanks for posting. Did you notice that there was an outside door wide open right next to the display case? I wonder if they just opened the doors and shades for the filming.
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Post by TRK on May 4, 2010 7:05:31 GMT -5
I wonder if they just opened the doors and shades for the filming. Doubtful. When I was at MNH Chapultepec in Dec. 1975, the flag was in a glass case right next to an open glass door going out to a patio: maybe the exact same location.
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